11.Aug.13, 02:28 PM
Trel quickly nodded, trying to keep a straight face in response to the young woman's solemn tones. He was really a bit too old for motherly advice, though most would probably disagree about that. It was quite likely he would never see his mother or any other family ever again. It still occasionally troubled him that they had worried over what had become of him that day he'd never returned home. He often hoped they believed he'd joined a group of traders or run off with a young woman, rather than believed he'd been killed. One day he'd like to let them know what had really happened, likely they wouldn't believe it even if he did. He tossed his own handful of guts into the trough shortly after Arddra, followed by the fish into the ice water.
He was pleased when he managed to get a laugh from his fellow candidate. Often his "theories" got him scowls and the admonishment to stop being silly. Being silly was fun, and in his experience more entertaining than being serious. If he was around no one could truthfully say things were boring.
Trelanvor's gave Arddra a hurt look, which was spoiled by a wide smile. "Me do something like that?!" He said his tone indignant. "I guess you know me better than I realized. But no I didn't do anything worth being punished for this time. Though I think sometimes they try to punish me before I do something just as a way of dissuading me." He snagged another fish from the pile. "Oh that's what THEY want you to think. It's all randomly assigned, but I'm not so sure." He suggested with a thoughtful frown.
Finishing gutting a fish he slipped it into the bucket of ice water. Giving Arddra a casual glance started in on another one. He was curious by nature and despite having lived and worked with the woman he didn't actually know all that much about her. He knew she'd been stolen as he had and that seemed like the sort of thing that could be a mutual bond between them. "So where were you from originally? Before you were searched."
He was pleased when he managed to get a laugh from his fellow candidate. Often his "theories" got him scowls and the admonishment to stop being silly. Being silly was fun, and in his experience more entertaining than being serious. If he was around no one could truthfully say things were boring.
Trelanvor's gave Arddra a hurt look, which was spoiled by a wide smile. "Me do something like that?!" He said his tone indignant. "I guess you know me better than I realized. But no I didn't do anything worth being punished for this time. Though I think sometimes they try to punish me before I do something just as a way of dissuading me." He snagged another fish from the pile. "Oh that's what THEY want you to think. It's all randomly assigned, but I'm not so sure." He suggested with a thoughtful frown.
Finishing gutting a fish he slipped it into the bucket of ice water. Giving Arddra a casual glance started in on another one. He was curious by nature and despite having lived and worked with the woman he didn't actually know all that much about her. He knew she'd been stolen as he had and that seemed like the sort of thing that could be a mutual bond between them. "So where were you from originally? Before you were searched."