VOICE.

[barebacking]

Iorveth.

I can't find him. It is as before, is it not?

He will reappear again as he always does. He will apologize that he had disappeared in the first place. He would not leave me on my own, would he? No, of course not... elves do not abandon other elves. That is not in our nature.

Is that not right?

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voice.

[bolthead]

[Barry doesn't know Iorveth but he does know Yaha and likes him well enough, for all that they've only had one conversation.]

If it's something he's done before, then he'll probably do it again. And like you said, he wouldn't want you by yourself.

voice.

[barebacking]

Maybe, he thought it was too dangerous for me...

voice.

[bolthead]

[that's somewhat surprising.]

What is? Being here?

voice.

[barebacking]

Well, yes, he thought that...

But also going with him. Wherever he was going.

voice.

[bolthead]

Maybe he wanted someone he could trust staying behind and manning the fort, so to speak.

voice.

[barebacking]

You think far too highly of me.

I was once a commander, yes, but I am far out of my depth in this place. Even I can know that much. The Gods are mad, and I find that quite... funny as it is bittersweet.

voice.

[bolthead]

I like thinking highly of people. It's a little more enjoyable than starting off by thinking the worst of someone.

[Cough Batman cough.]

You might be out of your depth but that's what experience is for. And friends. [Because surely Yaha has them.] But I'm not familiar with these...gods you speak of.

audio:

[grigio]

You were a friend of Iorveths?

[Shit.]

I have some news for you. It's not good.

audio:

[barebacking]

I am.

[ ... ]

Did you do something to him?

audio:

[grigio]

No. I have no reason to. Iorveth was a friend of mine. He was teaching me archery.

He's gone.

audio:

[barebacking]

Gone? What do you mean?

Re: audio:

[grigio]

He went home. A couple kedan stopped by the other day. Apparently, he told them
if he left they were to give me a bow and a quiver full of arrows so I could keep training.

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[barebacking]

He left us all, then.

[strategisch]

Iorveth... I've heard that name...

[Yeah, Julie saying he was gone. :|]

Oh.

[barebacking]

He did have quite a presence.

I am not surprised people know of him.

[strategisch]

Someone had told me he had left...

I'm sorry. I didn't know he was an elf too.

[barebacking]

It is nothing to be sorry about, Armin.

Just one of those unfortunate facts that make grown men sound like children.

[strategisch]

[Odd. He's never seen Yaha act like this before.]

Are you alright?

[barebacking]

I do find it oddly shameful of me to be this way.

A knight and lieutenant should be used to losing people, by passing or simple distance until the relationship has faded to nothing but a shadow. Furthermore, there are those here suffering more, yourself included, after all.

And yet, I am broken a little by this one. I do hope you will not think too poorly of me.

voice;

[fdaterminator]

[In the short time he'd known him, he'd never heard Yaha sound like that. Even if they weren't serious, he was a decent guy and that made Colby worried.]

Yaha, you all right? Who's Iorveth?

voice;

[barebacking]

Oh, John.

No, I'm very sad. Iorveth is someone that I thought of as a father. He was the first elf that I had seen in such a long time. But that's to be expected when one's race is cut down, yes? Still... I had hoped to have been able to spend time with him. Or go with him. But he left without me.

It must have been too dangerous for me to follow... I do not wish to lay my body at his feet and call it his fault, after all. For he would see it that way even if I would not. Still... my heart does ache a bit.

voice;

[fdaterminator]

I don't... I don't think people get to pick when they go, they just do. I mean if they did they'd at least give us a heads up, y'know? I don't know who this guy is, but I doubt he'd have left without you if he had the choice. [He knows he's not the best at this whole comforting thing, but his usual standby of mocking Yaha's pain just seems extra tactless right now.]

voice;

[barebacking]

The powers that rule this place are very cruel. I suppose I should be happy that he did not leave me by his own wishes. I would have been a little hurt if he thought there was something wrong with me, but I would not mind it. There was so much good and righteousness inside of him... I am certain that he will bring right all the wrongs in his world with a cool head and just sword.

voice;

[fdaterminator]

Uh, yeah. I'm sure he's, uh, smiting evil on a unicorn right now. [Because really, what do you say to that?]

I don't get why people go home at all. If we're supposed to be here fighting some war, why send us back? It doesn't make sense.

voice;

[barebacking]

[ ... ] Something like that.

It really does weaken the morale of those that are left behind.