Leopold Ruby

Leopold Arthur Ruby, born 1865 AE, is Leona's older brother, said to be the splitting image of their father, Theophilus. He had worked with their father and other machinists on the Miller plantation at a very young age, but his experiences and rebellious nature quickly led to him being declared a troublemaker. After suspicion falls on him during a malfunction of newly-imported automata, he winds up in the field. Leopold, however, has redirected his interests into joining a movement focused on helping the freemen reclaim their heritage, identity and dignity, and higher wages. Leopold does not approve of their parents' handover of Leona to John Opal, but understands that they cannot provide the education that she needs. He meets Aime de St Laurent, a water magician like his younger sister, when the young man starts attending their meetings. Leopold is involved with a young woman, a "Bharata" domestic brought to the Miller plantation.