Richard took her body and returned her to England. Though his attempts were in vain, and Amelia remained gone. Unwilling to accept the loss of his beloved wife, he attempted to resurrect her. Shortly after, Amelia passed away from the cold.Īmelia's body was found by Richard, who was heartbroken. Which was more remorseful as Amelia would never see her grow up, though she wished her success, happiness and love in her future. One for Richard, urging him to become the father to Lara that she deserved. Knowing she would likely die, Amelia spent her final hours, writing two letters. She decided to postpone her decision for a while until after Richard's discovery.Įn route to meet her husband, Amelia's plane crashed in the mountains. She felt conflicted, knowing that her husband would be heartbroken as the tour would require her to be away for over a year. Around this time, Amelia received a letter of acceptance, to have a gallery tour of her work. At a point, Richard headed to Tibet to find a monastery to further his research. Working from home, she spent a lot of time being a doting mother to Lara, spending what time she wasn't working on her own paintings, playing with Lara and giving her piano lessons. Richard left her to recuperate with their daughter, and to celebrate.Īmelia spent the next several years in happiness. Lara's birth was difficult, though it's success lead to much relief and joy from the new parents. Amelia grew fond of one Richard suggested, Lara. The pair immediately began brainstorming names. Richard wanted to wait for her birthday, however, she nixed the idea in favor of getting married immediately, and the pair found a small chapel and were married at sunset.Īmelia was prepared to relegate her painting to merely a hobby, though Richard wouldn't allow that to happen, and had a studio built for Amelia in the West Wing of Croft Manor, much to her delight.Īmelia later told Richard that she was pregnant, and he was overjoyed at the news. Amelia accepted without hesitation, deciding that she wanted Richard's passion in her life every single day. Though she disregarded him and left him to sulk as she left.Ĭroft proposed to Amelia in Luxor in Egypt.
She briefly returned to her parents' house to collect her belongings where she was accosted by Atlas, who told her she was making a mistake. Amelia moved in with Richard in his family home, Croft Manor. Though he went after her and the two reconciled. She couldn't understand his obsession, and at one point, left him. However, Amelia and Richard's relationship wasn't perfect. However, she no longer cared for her family's wishes and broke off her engagement to the Earl of Farringdon. When she brought Richard to meet them, they offered cold disinterest and thinly veiled contempt, as they considered him to be crazy, much like the rest of the world. The pair started a relationship much to her family's chagrin. Their conversation grew to the point where they had to be shushed by the librarian. Both were immediately smitten with the other. The pair hit it off, Croft shared some of his research and was impressed by her wit. At some point, she was studying in the library, where she met Richard Croft. Amelia was engaged to be married to the Earl of Farringdon, as part of an arranged marriage, her parents and brother Atlas insisting that she had a position to uphold.Īmelia went to Oxford University to study art history.