How did it come to this?
Lying feverish in bed, he couldn't help but think.
What path did I take, that led to events spiraling out of control as they have?
Taking that loan to feed his growing alcoholism was not the wisest choice, it would seem. It seemed a good idea at the time. His shop wasn't doing too well, but where's the harm in a few extra coins for a few drinks at the Pony?
He kept borrowing though, and they were asking for more and more in return. Damn Blackwolds. He should have known better than to get mixed up with the likes of them. It had gotten out of control.
When they wanted the full amount back, which was greatly more than the amount he borrowed, he was out of ideas. Luckily Taala offered her help. When it came to it though, it seemed hopeless. Taala had even been warned by a stranger, a man claiming to be my brother Ted, lost in the attack on Archet. Surely they had dug up some history about his past and was trying to use it against him.
Surely it cannot truly be my brother?
When the Blackwolds burned down his shop, his livelihood, he knew it had to end. He and Taala came up with a plan to destroy the men who was destroying his life. He was to go to them as if to pay the full amount back, while Taala was to hide in the shadows with her bow. One way or another, it would end that night.
