Inric Gallard vowed to love his wife, his child, until the end but when they are taken from him. When he is unable to save them he becomes a ghost of his former self vowing to never love again, never feel again, to always keep his vow to his beloved wife and life they were to share.
Until Ember.
Her presence has long dead emotions awakening, vows being questioned and his heart opening to another love he can hold so deeply

Story is not historically accurate