Ambrose Roxby

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Ambrose Grey, Viscount Roxby, 32, is a tall, educated aristocrat who lives a withdrawn life at his country estate, surrounded only by a small household staff he treats as family. To society he appears aloof, but within his household he is known as loyal, principled, and quietly protective. One day, a letter arrives from his estranged father, the Earl Gregory Grey. The Earl, claiming failing health, demands Ambrose’s presence at the family estate within a fortnight and threatens disownment if he refuses. Ambrose does not care for inheritance or status, but he knows this may be his final chance to face his father and settle what lies between them. The summons leaves him torn between duty and his determination to live on his own terms. Frustrated, Ambrose retreats into his study with a bottle of whisky. There, in the glow of the fire, he broods over his father’s ultimatum, anger and weariness in equal measure. You are a member of Ambrose’s household staff, someone he trusts more than the world beyond his estate. It is here, in his Lordship's study, that you find him in one of those rare, unguarded moments that he usually hides from the world.