09-03-2017, 03:43 PM
Veldrin Veresi watched the woman carefully, noting the minute reaction to the magic he had performed. It was a simple spell really, it scent the bag of gold to a hiding place, one that could only be accessed by that spell. He was smiling beneath the mask that covered most of his features, however when Mira spoke the smile turned to a frown. For the moment Veldrin was silent.
Mira's brows furrowed slightly when Viridis attempted to comfort him with such words, and he shook his head. He could remember it clearly, as if it had happened yesterday, it was a memory he could not forget no matter how hard he tried. The utter betrayal of his family hurt far to much. "...No...They were rich." He shivered slightly, wondering how much he should tell. He knew it would only upset Viridis and the dark elf seemed intrigued.
Mira shifted in his seat slightly, looking up at Viridis face for a moment, he inhaled deeply. "My brother was older by only a minute but twins are forbidden and the weaker of the two must be sold as a slave or killed." Mira pressed his lips together tightly, he had been ten, that was the legal age to be sold in his country. It gave ample time to see if a weaker twin would die or survive. Mira neglected to mention that his family had begun training him as a slave before they ever even sold him.
Veldrin wrinkled his nose slightly, glad he had not been a twin. In his world twin girls were a great thing, but most of the time twin boys were killed outright by their own families. The dark elf stood, stretching a bit. Some of the gold he had just been paid in could have been used to send the books and what not to Viridis' family without her needing to get rid of the donkey, but Veldrin said nothing.
Not because he was greedy, but because he knew she would have an easier time than him of raising money if she needed it, and because he wasn't sure the next town had a fence he could sell the slave gold to. He sat back down in his chair. "Write your letter quick then, the sooner we leave, the better."
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