Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20180220143037/@comment-24736819-20180428145000

Carden thanked his informants and headed for Jorrvaskr with haste, where he hoped to finally find Kyrnil.

Tom seemed too focused on his own reverie to notice the ugly stares, but the big halfgod did and couldn't quite figure it out why until it dawned him.

"I did this, haven't I?", he asked.

"Unwillingly, brother.", Tom replied, calmly.

"You said you were my brother and Carden confirmed it...so why I cannot remember you? We are not even from the same race.", Bouros asked, struggling to cope with everything surrounding him.

"Ever heard of adoption?", the smaller man chuckled, "Here, let us seat by that tree."

The duo had approached a bench near the Gildergreen and sat upon it.

"You know, this tree is said to be connected to Kynareth. Legends say a few years ago she descended upon our realm here to aid the Harbinger of the Companions.", Tom begun.

"Why are you telling me this? What does that have to do with us?", Bouros asked.

"Calm down, patience. I'll get there.", Tommaile smiled and gently patted on the back of the big man beside him, "Sometimes, when a halfgod meets its godly parent, they feel entitled to something more. They feel special."

Bouros had a confused look on his face, but kept listening to the soothing voice of the half-elf.

"Sometimes those halfgods start to wonder if they aren't actually gods themselves, which prompts them to test their limits, see what they are really made of and when they are truly, incredibly powerful they usually reach the conclusion that indeed they are gods and the inhabitants of this land are here to serve them as they see fit. It is not a pretty thing to watch... someone going mad with power, I mean.", Tom continued, turning his head to the Gildergreen, "This people are lucky that the leader of the Companions is not one of those halfgods I mentioned. They'd suffer deeply and would never heal from the scars, physical and psychological."

"I don't quite understand...", Bouros finally admitted.

"That’s alright, it's better this way... To remember it would be to tear your being apart. I just need you to know this: we're together in this task and I'll never abandon you again.", the smaller halfgod turned his head towards the big one as small droplets of tears ran beneath his eyes.