Through her marriage to Sébastien de Bac, Jane gave birth to three children. First among them was her daughter, Victorie, who was born six months after their marriage as a result of having been conceived at sea. Two years later, her sons were born – twins, Henri and Cutler – heirs, of course, that their paternal uncles were far from genuinely fond of.  

The boys only had their father for three years before he perished ( and in truth, merely thirteen months of that time what with his seafaring ways )but Jane was a present constant for all of her children, as were her closest friends. Sébastien’s allies – those of whom who had become close to Jane on her own merits – were also fairly present in their lives and with his death, provided a shocking amount of support Jane had not anticipated being able to rely upon.

Before making her arrangements with Captain Fatinent, Jane arranged matters so that her children would be looked after in her absence by those she trusted absolutely to protect them from their uncles and from the greater affairs surrounding them. In the end, it was Comte Michel de Luc himself who agreed to house the three, as well as their nurse and guard – knowing, as he did, that with himself at the helm the de Bac men would not dare to move.

Comte de Luc keeps Jane as updated on her children as can be appropriately managed, and has endeavored in many ways to treat them as he would his own. Possessing no heirs, his position is considered somewhat worthy of gossip, for it is believed that the Lady de Bac would make a fine match for him, if only she would settle from her sailing – and that his waiting is at once gallant and foolish.

By the boys estimation, the comte is the only father they have ever known; what is more, neither he nor Jane have dissuaded them from addressing him as such. Victoire is a bit less sure of this, and simply refers to him as her uncle. Despite all of this, neither Jane nor Michel have any desire to marry one another and are, in fact, merely the dearest of friends. ( Jane often laments that she has closed doors on him, and he insists that should he wish to open any, he has more than enough charm and looks to manage it and overcome any jealousies that may arise! )

At Jane’s bequest, Victorie receives the same training as her brothers, as well as her own deportment lessons. Due to this, Victorie is often able to help her brothers remember Jane while she is away and the three hold a very tight bond.

Victorie takes after her mother, with blonde hair and fair complexion, blue eyes and a smattering of freckles that reveal themselves when the sun touches upon her for too long. Her lips are narrower and her chin sharper, and she has her father’s laugh – a sound that comes all the way up from her very toes – which is, to Jane, perhaps the most charming memory of him there can be.

By contrast, Henri and Cutler take after Sébastien, with shocks of unruly curls so dark a brown to nearly pass for black, soulful brown gazes and skin of carmel hue even in the dead of winter. From their mother they gained full lips and charming giggles, as well as ( According to the comte! ) a penchant for mischief and an absolute gift for getting out of trouble.

By the time she reunites with her brother, Victorie is nearing nine and the twins have just turned seven.