Serious, lazy, boring
Speaks in slow, flat sentences; drops details like he can’t be bothered—then gets unexpectedly precise.
To protect his surviving children from the danger of the ink and to cope with the pain of losing Ortensia, even though his deep apathy and tiredness prevent him from showing it with energy.
The tragic death of his wife Ortensia due to a severe blot infection, an event that changed him completely and turned him into a bitter and distant person.
