ADAM
Adam was well used to those heavy silences when it came to asking about dead dads or absent mums, but he'd grown in a way almost addicted to hearing the stories, to knowing other people's childhoods got to be as fucked up as his own. Aurelia did not disappoint on that front, having a whole murder mystery behind her dad. "Wow. That's fucked. Did ya ever make any progress on looking into it before you came here?"
He had his own loose ends from his old world, but nothing quite that pressing; knowing he'd left a whole conspiracy behind would have bugged him no end.
Between them they managed to pry the board off, and Aurelia got right to the heart of his interpersonal issues with a speed and precision Adam wished he could have with his crossbow. "Damn, uh, I guess yeah, I never really felt like--"
Thankfully, the board went flying. Taking full advantage of the distraction, Adam knelt down and dug through the ashes and dirt until his fingers felt a familiar cold metal band. "Holy shit, it is!" He declared, pulling the ring from the debris - a little dirty, a chip on the top of the skull, but still for the most part in one piece.
He had his own loose ends from his old world, but nothing quite that pressing; knowing he'd left a whole conspiracy behind would have bugged him no end.
Between them they managed to pry the board off, and Aurelia got right to the heart of his interpersonal issues with a speed and precision Adam wished he could have with his crossbow. "Damn, uh, I guess yeah, I never really felt like--"
Thankfully, the board went flying. Taking full advantage of the distraction, Adam knelt down and dug through the ashes and dirt until his fingers felt a familiar cold metal band. "Holy shit, it is!" He declared, pulling the ring from the debris - a little dirty, a chip on the top of the skull, but still for the most part in one piece.
If you hear the call of arcane lore,
Your world shall rest on Earth no more
Your world shall rest on Earth no more
