As the group chatted over the bonfire, Luna noticed something strange about Bricky. As he looked at each of the people seated around the fire, the color in one of his eyes would shift. She also noticed that it turned yellow when he looked at her. When he turned his attention to Bogbean, the eye flashed green.
Drexla was the first to speak, “He probably hasn’t decided if we’re friend or foe yet.”
When Bricky looked at her, the eye flashed yellow.
Luna volunteered some further information based on her first impressions of Bricky, “You are different than normal undead. The amount of magic require to make you was quite large.”
“Ja, ze castle vas quite large.”
“I mean the energy harnessed to make you, it must have been a substantial amount. Although, you aren’t wrong, a large area would also probably be required to harness it properly. You’re an anomaly.”
“u left tho. why did u leev?”, Bogbean asked Bricky with an understanding look on her face.
“I vanted to leave.”
“da farm u sed u were at, wus it ur farm?”
“Nein, zat vas ze farm of Konrad und his son Luka. I was able to stay at ze farm because I saved his son. “
“From a disaster or something?”, asked a curious Luna.
“Nein, I vas in ze woods. I am not sure vhy he vas out zhere alone but he vas checking traps on his own vhen a volf attacked him. I was able to stop it.”
“That was quite brave.” Luna praised Bricky’s courage.
“I supposed, but at ze time I vas more vorried zat ze villagers vould zink I did it.”
“Why do you bite like a wolf does?”
Bricky chuckled, “Nein, it is just zat Humes don’t like zose like me.”
“The believed you didn’t they?”
“Only after ze boy told ze story ze same.”
“Well that’s good though. He told them and then they knew you were a good guy.”
“Nein again, even after zat I vas never allowed inside ze home only ze barn to rest.”
“Jeez, it’s not enough to save someone’s life, you have to keep proving yourself!”
“Ja but zat vas vhere I vorked for a season. Zen, I left zat und ended up in a box, und zen a ship, und zen here.”
“did u get kidnappt too luna?”
“Oh no, no! Dear no! I mean, I haven’t had the terrible experiences you have.” she motioned to Bricky.
“but ur coming bak to dis place rite?”
“Yes, I’ve traveled quite extensively over the years. Spent some time in the Hume continent, then I went to the Elemn continent for a while seeking answers but all I found there was disaster. It is quite literally insane over there. The wind, the very elements seem to be alive there. So, first chance I got, I hopped on a boat and came over here via the Hume continent.”
“Ah, whilst traveling in ze Hume continent, did you ever travel to Esterburn?”
“I don’t know where that is. I’m not very good with names and places. Also, I don’t remember a lot of my life, except for my travels.”
“Vhat about you Bogbean, vhat have you been up to before now?”
“um i lived in a swamp. i wus in da forest for a while. i started off wit my wolf mom but den she died so i stole food from a village in da swamp cause i didnt tink peeple wuld be dere but dey were okay, dey werent humes or anything.”
“I only say zis out of vorry. Vhen you say volf, do you mean an actual volf?”
“well yea.”
“If you don’t mind me asking. How did she die?”
Bogbean paused when he asked that question.”
“I only ask because I killed a volf when it attacked Luka.”
“in a swamp?”
“It vas a forest area.” Bricky said with a shrug.
Bogbean didn’t say anything but the hair on the back of her neck began to spike up in alert warning before calming down.
“she was a hume sometimes too, she was really pretty. but i didnt know her well. she was wolf mom not MOM. dat wus sumbody else. i met her in da village actuali. dats why i have all dese cool tools and im out here. i didnt really want to be out here but im out of the swamp. i gues well never know wut forest or swamp it happened in.”
“Time may tell, but I do vant to say I am sorry.”
The rest of the night was spent in awkward silence before the fire as they waited for their companions to come back from their walk through the festival grounds. Bogbean thought back to her mothers, Bricky remembered the farm and the people on it. Luna studied Bricky from afar with a discrete eye, jotting down notes every now and then. Drexla kept tinkering away nearby and the night was filled with intermittent tinks of a small hammer as she worked away.
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