02-28-2021, 01:45 AM
Aurum had resided in several groups throughout his life, although none had truly been considered home except for Tanglewood. His birthplace couldn't be considering anything even vaguely close to an actual home for the angel. Even though his original pride had been where his supposed "family" resided, he had never felt as though he truly belonged there. Partially because of his father's absence, partially because of his mother's cruelty, and partially because of the way everyone else regarded him with disdain. The only friend he had in the world back then was his brother, Poetking. However, things had... gone downhill from there, to say the least. In the end, even though the male had felt some amount of sadness when he had been exiled from his pride to go find his brother, he had actually considered it to be a bit of a relief. It meant that he was actually free from all the pain that the pride had caused him, if only temporarily. Back then, of course, he had figured that his stay within Tanglewood would be a temporary thing. This turned out not to be true, considering he had eventually found a true family, and a true home within the swamp-dwelling group. Even after Poet had disappeared, Aurum had only been minorly upset, since he knew he had others who cared for him.
That wasn't to say that everything was sunshine and rainbows all the time, of course. The luminary had gone to other groups in the past, both to help out as well as for more selfish reasons. After Moth's death, he had left and gone to the Knights of Concord, mainly because he was so overwhelmed with grief. He couldn't stand to be around the territory at that point, and had needed some form of escape. In the end, though, the Knights of Concord had never felt like home. The people there had been incredibly kind to him, and he was endlessly grateful for their company, but he had known deep down that he would eventually return. Tanglewood had needed him, and so he had returned, even with all the hardships that had followed. Injuries inflicted by the hyena pack, the subsequent takeover by the Coalition of the Condemned... some of it was truly hellish, but Aurum had still stayed. He had stayed because he did love Tanglewood with all of his heart, and he wanted to see them thrive.
Thankfully, it seemed as though Tanglewood was thriving, as of late. Not only did all of them - or at the very least, most of them - seem to be safe and happy, but they also had new joiners arriving every day. Going out to greet all of them could be a bit exhausting for the luminary, but he wouldn't trade it for the world. Although, if any joiners showed up while he was on pregnancy bedrest, he'd have to make sure to introduce himself to them later. Luckily for Beaumont, though, that time hadn't come yet, which meant that Aurum was free to follow the scent of his groupmates over to where she stood. The poor thing looked like a bit of a wreck, considering she had managed to slip and fall into the muck. Aurum couldn't help but wince a bit as he looked her over, the luminary wishing he could've been around to warn her about just how steep things could get. Seeing as it was too late for that, though, he instead settled on introducing himself, "Hello there, miss... sorry about that. Like the others said, you can feel free to come to our town. Even if you don't plan on joining, I have no problem with you coming to clean yourself up. Uh... my name's Aurum Kingmaker, by the way. I'm leader around here." He hoped that she would be alright, and wasn't feeling too sour about the whole falling into the mud thing.
That wasn't to say that everything was sunshine and rainbows all the time, of course. The luminary had gone to other groups in the past, both to help out as well as for more selfish reasons. After Moth's death, he had left and gone to the Knights of Concord, mainly because he was so overwhelmed with grief. He couldn't stand to be around the territory at that point, and had needed some form of escape. In the end, though, the Knights of Concord had never felt like home. The people there had been incredibly kind to him, and he was endlessly grateful for their company, but he had known deep down that he would eventually return. Tanglewood had needed him, and so he had returned, even with all the hardships that had followed. Injuries inflicted by the hyena pack, the subsequent takeover by the Coalition of the Condemned... some of it was truly hellish, but Aurum had still stayed. He had stayed because he did love Tanglewood with all of his heart, and he wanted to see them thrive.
Thankfully, it seemed as though Tanglewood was thriving, as of late. Not only did all of them - or at the very least, most of them - seem to be safe and happy, but they also had new joiners arriving every day. Going out to greet all of them could be a bit exhausting for the luminary, but he wouldn't trade it for the world. Although, if any joiners showed up while he was on pregnancy bedrest, he'd have to make sure to introduce himself to them later. Luckily for Beaumont, though, that time hadn't come yet, which meant that Aurum was free to follow the scent of his groupmates over to where she stood. The poor thing looked like a bit of a wreck, considering she had managed to slip and fall into the muck. Aurum couldn't help but wince a bit as he looked her over, the luminary wishing he could've been around to warn her about just how steep things could get. Seeing as it was too late for that, though, he instead settled on introducing himself, "Hello there, miss... sorry about that. Like the others said, you can feel free to come to our town. Even if you don't plan on joining, I have no problem with you coming to clean yourself up. Uh... my name's Aurum Kingmaker, by the way. I'm leader around here." He hoped that she would be alright, and wasn't feeling too sour about the whole falling into the mud thing.
— Reggan