Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20150628200351/@comment-24736819-20150707144447

"I seriously doubt that someone managed to stay locked up after the...well, should I say end of the common world?", Caius remarked. The old imperial walked towards the counter to grab another bottle of mead, opening it and offering to the others.

Farm refused it with a smile, the nord youngster seemed to be entertained with some papers over another table.

...

Ali finally got to the door, the sturdy door that led into his father's office.

''Locked... I figured, but perhaps they have the keys.''

He thought, analyzing the door and remembering how he and his brother used to sneak into the office to steal his father's septims in order to buy the most ridiculous items they could find.

"What are you doing, Ali?", Carrie surprised the redguard, who was so distracted by the thoughts of his family that didn't even realized the little girl following him.

"Oh, I was checking our defenses...You know, we gotta stay safe.", he said, realizing immediately that she didn't bought it, "Alright, can you keep a secret?"

"A secret?!", she asked, excitedly, "Yeah, what it is? What is it?".

"This Inn...it belonged to my family. The old imperial who saved those people was my father.", he knelt beside Carolina, using the lowest tone possible.

"No way! Really?!", her eyes widened in surprise, which quickly turned into a sad look, "But that means..."

"I'm afraid so...yes, my folks didn't make it.", the man completed the sentence. Somehow, he felt a bond with the little girl as if she was his own flesh and blood.

"I'm sorry, Ali...", she placed her tiny hand on his shoulder and he smiled.

"Thanks, Carrie.", he replied, masking the tears that rolled down his cheeks.

...

"I knew it...", Annabelle whispered to herself before storming away silently from the redguard and the little girl.