there's light at the edge of the darkness
Well, luckily for them both, the singing didn’t have to be good, otherwise Loren would’ve probably scared the herds off by now. ”Doesn’t matter if you can hold a tune. They’ll like it regardless. So if you have time, go do that.” Everyone in the Hollowed Grounds, even newcomers, needed to pitch in, and that task required all the volunteers they could get. That particular one needed no special abilities, just a pure heart.
Unfortunately, even if there were other tasks that the Launceleyn could delegate to Oliver—which there weren’t, given he was a stranger to Caido, and possessed no special skills that the summoner had observed during the Temple preparation—Loren probably wouldn’t have done it anyway. He liked working, and he was a bit of a control freak, and neither of those were healthy, he knew that. However, he also knew that if he was left alone with his thoughts for too long, he might just go insane again. "I'll let you know if I think of something. Is there anything in particular you have a knack for? If not, I would urge you to familiarize yourself with LongNight. I have a book at home that explains it." That would have to satisfy Oliver's eagerness, and if there was, indeed, something the other man was proficient in, the summoner would put the newcomer to work.
Unfortunately, even if there were other tasks that the Launceleyn could delegate to Oliver—which there weren’t, given he was a stranger to Caido, and possessed no special skills that the summoner had observed during the Temple preparation—Loren probably wouldn’t have done it anyway. He liked working, and he was a bit of a control freak, and neither of those were healthy, he knew that. However, he also knew that if he was left alone with his thoughts for too long, he might just go insane again. "I'll let you know if I think of something. Is there anything in particular you have a knack for? If not, I would urge you to familiarize yourself with LongNight. I have a book at home that explains it." That would have to satisfy Oliver's eagerness, and if there was, indeed, something the other man was proficient in, the summoner would put the newcomer to work.
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