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Message: <blockquote data-quote="T'ahl" data-source="post: 1522891" data-attributes="member: 17472">Time for all seasonsAros accompanies Valdir and Fleck on their journey to Fleck's home on the Lorlynian border.  The trip is interesting and Aros learns a little about his new comrades.  Fleck, it turns out, is quite a powerfull wizard.  Aros very interested in his use of magic, watches intently whenever Fleck has opportunity to use it.  Though he does not openly ask for help or teaching - he picks up a few pointers from watching the gnome work.  Valdir, it seems, is quite accomplished at surviving in the wild - a skill which was well appreciated on their trip.  After arriving at Fleck's, Valdir and Aros continue on alone - as it is obvious Fleck has some important business to attend - though he will say nothing of it's nature - at least not to Aros.  A few more days travel and Valdir finds some important business of his own.  Happy to be back in Lorlynia after so many years, Aros continues alone to his home village on the far side of Seledyne Forest.  He has not seen his father in years - nor sent any word of his travels - having parted on poor terms with him when he thought it foolish to leave the forest and find company with the other races.  Perhaps it was Targan himself that had pulled Aros into this new group and drew him home, perhaps just fate, perhaps only chance.His father lay on his death bed when Aros arrived.  He had fought in the war to protect his beloved Lorlynia - but had been so horribly wounded that he was beyond the help of even elven medicine and magic.  Oddly, his father was not angry that he had not returned in time to fight along his side, but was simply happy that he had returned.  They made peace there, in his fathers last few breaths, as if he had been waiting, hanging on for the chance to do so, before passing through to the fairy mists.  Aros spent the rest of the winter there reaquainting himself with the people of his village and settling up his fathers house (he was an only child and his mother had past to the other side when he was very young).  But as spring began to draw near, he knew it was again time.  Though he loved his home and his people, knowledge and world experience had always been things he craved.  And so it was he set out once again, to meet Valdir and Fleck at Flecks home as had been previously arranged.As upkeep Aros had only 11GP left when he set out on this winter journey.  Assuming perhaps his father had left him a few things, and his Tree hovel, I'm sure Aros made it through the winter - but is likely now near copperless.</blockquote>

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