[IC] The Village of Soren (a 1x1 Harvest Moon/Rune Factory-inspired Village RP for FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm)

[Stern Algorithm]

Kalram was excited to meet a young adult male elf, someone he could treat like an older brother. "I Don't need help with anything, but do you want to go exploring?"

[FaithfulMuse]

Ryul nodded. "Sure, I don't see why not. Where do you want to go?" The elf asked, looking at the younger elf.

[Stern Algorithm]

Kalram thought about it for a bit, "I wanna explore the mountains!" he said ecstatically.

[FaithfulMuse]

"Alright, do you need to pack anything before we go?" Ryul asked, looking at the younger elf.

[Stern Algorithm]

"Nah! Let's go!" Kalram started heading out of the inn when Anya caught him.

"Kalram, where are you going?" she asked.

"I'm going to explore the mountains with Mr. Ryul!" he replied.

"Did you ask him first?" Anya asked, knowing full well that Kalram often coerced people into doing things.

"Yup!" he answered.

"Alright, well bring a jacket, and make sure not to wander too far," Anya said, then turning to Ryul, "Thank you for taking Kalram, I hope it's not too much of a bother."

[FaithfulMuse]

Ryul shrugged. "Not at all, miss. I do quite enjoy a little exploring myself, too." He said to Tanya. Plus, he had some distraction too now, for a moment.

[Stern Algorithm]

After Anya made sure Kalram was ready, she let them go. Kalram rushed ahead towards the mountains, leading Ryul to a path hewn out of the rock by the dwarves. It was relatively safe.

[FaithfulMuse]

Ryul followed Kalram without worrying about anything. As long as they could still see the village, they would be fine.

[Stern Algorithm]

They traveled for a short while until they reached one of the lower peaks. Kalram looked out into the horizon. "I was born in Elsil," he said with some seriousness, "but I mostly only remember Soren. I wanna see what's out there, but Mom and Dad say that there's nothing but sorrow and pain."

[FaithfulMuse]

Ryul shrugged. "It's not that special. I grew up there and trust me, you won't miss a thing if you don't go there." He said, not wanting to tell the kid that his place of birth had been reduced to ruins and rubble after the last attack it had endured.

[Stern Algorithm]

"I see," Kalram said, a bit crestfallen. Then he lit up again, "Oh well, Soren is interesting enough, but since you'll be our merchant, could you take me out on one of your trading expeditions?"

[FaithfulMuse]

Ryul looked at the boy and nodded."sure, as long as your parents are good with it, I don't see why not." He answered, figuring that it might be nice to have company. He knew that there had been some females from Soren who had asked the same, but one could still come along. And if they preferred to travel with just two, they would have to wait.

[Stern Algorithm]

"Yay!" Kalram exclaimed. "Let's go higher!" he said, wanting to release some pent up energy.

[FaithfulMuse]

Ryul chuckled, following the boy in a calm, relaxed pace. He was in no hurry, and he'd be fine with going wherever Kalram wanted to go to. That was pretty much the only reason he had agreed to come along, to get relaxed and do the kid a favour.

[Stern Algorithm]

"What do you like to do for fun?" Kalram asked as he climbed a rock.

[FaithfulMuse]

"I do like to travel, so I suppose my job is what I do for fun." Ryul told Kalram with a chuckle. To the kid, hearing someone say that a job was fun probably sounded lame.

[Stern Algorithm]

"That's cool," Kalram said, "unlike my dad, being a mayor is boring."

[FaithfulMuse]

Ryul shrugged. "Your father might not have a very exciting job, but it's an important one. Thanks to him, things in the village are going smoothly, and people have a place to go to when they're looking for peace." He told the younger elf.

[Stern Algorithm]

"I suppose you're right," Kalram said, "But I don't know if I want to be mayor when I come of age. I want to do something exciting."

[FaithfulMuse]

"Who you become is up to you. You don't have to follow the footsteps if your father or mother if you don't want to." Ryul told Kalram.