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Who is The Queen's Father / The Slave from Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen and what is their importance?

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The Queen's Father / The Slave is the Queen's last remaining relative. Like the King, the Queen's father was dedicated to his beautiful wife and would have done anything to keep her happy. When his wife begged him for a child, he sold his soul to the witches in the woods in exchange for his wife's pregnancy. Unfortunately, his wife died during childbirth leaving him alone to raise the child, whom he always resented. The Queen grew up in a loveless household under the tyrannical reign of a father who hated her. When the Queen's father died, his soul was sent to haunt the Queen's mirror driving her further into madness. Inside the mirror, the Queen's father referred to himself as "the Slave" and was bound to answer any question the Queen posed for him.