ANDEN
CHASING THE SUN
Torchline seemed vastly different than anywhere Anden had ever been before. His homeland was reserved, hidden, and quiet. Fear of the Kingdom finding its way to their inn on the outside of the forest loomed over them with each passing moon. His new life in the Grounds, was filled with darkness, each day he heard another heartbreaking story, learnt of another ghost from someone's past. Torchline seemed free of all of that. "It sounds so... thrilling." That was the only word Anden could find to describe it. "Definitely will need to visit it at some point." Probably sooner than later.
What was he doing in the Grounds. Heck if Anden knew. This was just where he ended up. He'd been living out his life here since then, trying to survive. To build up some semblance of a life ever since. Oliver found him, and brought him to manor. He'd made a family of sorts there with Aisha, Dani, and Oliver... But it's not like any of them really wanted to be in the Grounds. It was just where they ended up. Like seeds being blown through the wind, they planted their roots in the Grounds.
"I'll keep it in mind." Anden paused. "Is it as beautiful as you make it sound? Anything had to be more beautiful than the grey scale of the Grounds. Every moment here felt like it drained him. It was the people who energized him, gifting him the desire to keep pushing forward. "Can you see the stars?"
