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“I swear loyalty to House Allard, to protect its good name, to protect all that it holds value to, to serve the good city of Daggerfall. I, Lord Alrek Allard, swear to uphold all responsibilities expected of me, to see that my duties are served and that this noble house remains strong in times of strife. To this, my fellows, I shall drink.”

Because who says I need to give characters happy endings all the time? Plot twist: He's actually really miserable about this turn of developments :V

And so they read prayers and sang songs, recited eulogies and cried about the days long past. But the late Lord’s children were all huddled at the back of the service.

Lillie, the eldest, beckoned for her two brothers— Basille; a strong knight, so full of purpose and duties, a man whose strength not only lay in swordplay, but also in valor. She beckoned for Alrek, a studious scholar, always left amazed at the vast wonders of the world, so eager to know everything there was.

When they came before her, she embraced them, and their arms too, enveloped each other.

“Blood is thicker than water,” she told them, her tears held back, but her voice cracking, “So please don’t fight any more. Promise me, you two.”

Alrek and Basille looked to each other— suddenly the petty arguments meant nothing. Suddenly the frayed kinship between them renewed.

It was Alrek who broke the silence, “I promise.”

“As do I.”

The rock was supposed to be grey, but I liked how it turned out instead.

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