Entry Twenty Two: An Unexpected Visit
As one dusted off the cover to this withered journal, many a memory began to flood his mind. Convenient due to the circumstances that he chooses to do so. An unexpected arrival at one’s abode appeared this afternoon. After being dormant and secluding oneself from the outside world, it was believed either to be a dream or an elaborate trick. Neyaa Sunngifu would actually appear at one’s doorstep.
Little has ever been spoken of the forbidden love that was shared between himself and Neyaa. The only other, to capture the heart of one for what brief moment it may have been. Lirita will always hold one’s heart for eternity, though Sunngifu will be a close second. Before one continues, let me explain in short detail the history…
Though wanted in Bree, a period of time was spent where he hid in plain sight. Passing as a mere warrior or vagabond within the Inn of the Prancing Pony. He was approached by the company of Sellswords, the Bloody Dawn and asked to join their ranks in promise of riches. With little coin to one’s name at the time, how could he refuse? He made a good friend out of Hyrien, Second In-Command at the time though it was moments later that he saw her…
She would question him as to why he was hidden beneath a hood and cowl, jesting of deformity or mutilation. One’s serious demeanour would not allow him to let down his guard, remaining vigilant. Weeks would pass, making a name for oneself within the company before that same knock, heard today was heard at one’s previous abode.
That same scent when one opened the door, remains… Her smile, her wit… After indulging in some refreshment, things escalated. She was the first since Lirita… One could not question his actions, as the answer would remain the same each time it was asked. He enjoyed the company. These “visits” would begin to happen more frequently, though there was one problem… Neyaa Sunngifu belonged with another… The Captain of the Bloody Dawn…
There is no question, that he and Hardoleth never saw eye to eye. When it came to business or general behaviour, they would clash. One would sit with the company, watching the ways that Hardoleth would sometimes treat Neyaa. Many a night, she showed up at his door it would be due to argument or ridicule. The times one was told that Hardoleth would bed others as Neyaa walked in, not batting an eyelid.
Months would pass and there was no lie… One had fell for Neyaa, as she did him. Though it would appear at dangerous times… Rumour began to spread through the company and the Captain began to question. Neyaa came to one, drenched in tears and told one that if she was caught with another her life would be forfeit and the Captain ending it. One wanted to confront Hardoleth but Neyaa would not allow it. She admitted she was torn between the pair, left with a difficult choice. Remain in Bree, with the Dawn and its Captain or flee and be hunted, a life that one knew too well…
The choice was obvious… It has been said if you love something, set it free. That is what happened long ago… But now she has returned to one, though now with another. Hardoleth, rest his soul now gone from this life. But what has brought Neyaa back? One can only believe that his last actions in Bree, are finally catching up to him…
