[PQ] Of home and hearth

CAISIDE The note in the settlement was easy to miss, if he hadn't been on the lookout for something else, Caiside would probably never have noticed it. But notice it he did, deciding before he was finished that he would be helping. The fact that Are was a cobbler was only an added bonus, his boots had been thin since he arrived, and the winter had been less than kind to them. He arrived at the little house, surprised by how humble it was. He wasn't sure why he had expeted something grander, but at least it would be less work than he had first assumed. Someone else, a thin, pale girl, had arrived before him. With her white hair, she almost reminded Caiside of Jigano, the thought that they might be related half forming in his head before he remembered that the other man had been portaled in, like him. Regardless of who she looked like, he offered her a smile, then turned to who he could only assume was the man who had summoned them. "I'm glad to see I am not too late. Caiside, at your service." His gaze moved around the room as he introduced himself, taking in the work that needed to be done. Scattering sparks of thought energy Deliver me and carry me away Here in my kingdom I am your lord I order you to cower and pray