This, of course, didn't work, which then led El's parents to make the decision to hide them away. When they turned 16, their father died of illness, leaving their mother to rely on El. They were forced out of hiding to support their family, which resulted in their powers revealing themselves to everyone. Well, not everyone, but a couple of people, and those people spread the information to everyone in the Hollowed Grounds. At least, that's what it felt like. The ending of the Grounders' imprisonment in 309 felt like a saving grace for El, as many people left to find better lives in the outside world, and the tumultuous events of the time drew attention away from them. Though they were not directly involved in the war, what counted as the Hawke homestead was still set aflame. They spent many more years trying their best to take care of their sick mother until she passed during the end of Deepfrost in 315 PC. In the months since, they have been living in the small roughshod house they grew up in, mostly alone, feeling a yearning inside for adventure yet an enormous fear of showing themselves to the world once again.

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