OOC: WC:
He closed his eyes, head bowed, mind swept up in memory. He recalled Eirick and his mate arguing, the woman’s voice was heated as the young wolf dog listened from a cramped room in the upper portion of the home. Eirick came to Alister that eve, informing him that he could no longer stay within their walls, and that a hollow had been dug for him beneath the house, instead. He remembered the woman’s face as she stood in the doorway, glaring at him, as if it had been his fault that Aedan had disgraced her friend’s honor. His thoughts shifted and he lay beneath the house where rats darted about. The bastard greeted the little things like old friends and fed them from his hand, illuminated by the light of a single candle.
He remembered also the day when Eirick approached him once again, the news no more welcome this time. He was to leave them and join up with the warriors where he would undergo relentless training, and serve in defense of the clan. He lived among them then, and though the warriors treated him no better, he learned to find solace in the skill of arms. The boy quickly grew into a man, and pledged to himself that he would never again look on another with scorn, that he would treat others fairly and defend those in need of aid, as no one had ever done for him. Only time would tell where this path would lead him, and the man slowly opened his eyes.
The light of the flames began to dance upon the walls, stirring the shadows into life. They devoured the human paintings that hung askew on the walls, giving the room an eerie aura. The Callow man shuffled uneasily where he sat before taken unawares by the sudden sound of voices. He leapt to his feet, hand quick to grasp the hilt of his sword. He’d remembered Jiva, and Fayne’s warnings, wondering whether or not these were the ones of which they spoke. He took in their scents, and soon spotted the shadowey figures in the door frame. Male and female, the man calling out to him in greeting. His hazel eyes were wary, but he responded shortly after, “Hello, sir” He called. “I’d no idea there was anyone else here.”
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