"Like I said, I don't know anything about this place. I'm not even sure I've ever seen this place before." Aedan responds to Robin. On the travel along Aedan fixes his armor with noticeable familiarity. He instinctively pulls out a spell book as he rides his mount and begins studying.
"Halt! Who goes there!" shouts some of the town guards as they walk up to Chrom. Chrom gives them a once over noticing that they are not very well equipped, assuming the town has them more for peace of mind rather than real protection. Chrom puts up his hands to show his harmlessness and quickly says, "Hello, I am Chrom and these are my friends. We are what I call Shepards, we go around and help people when need arises. I assure you none of us will attempt to hurt any townspeople." He does his best to give a disarming smile and the guard seems to relax a little more, hoping that they wouldn't have to fight such a well armed group of people. But as soon as their eyes lay on Aedan the guards raise their weapons again and shout, "What is one of them doing here?!" he looks at Chrom and asks him "Is he a prisoner of yours?". Chrom looking bewildered responds, "No...this is Aedan, is there a problem with him?"
Aedan, hearing his name, snaps out of studying his spells and looks at Chrom and the guards. He cocks his head while looking at the guards, whom are almost quaking in their boots, he shuts his book with a loud clap. He slowly gets off the horse and walks up to the men and puts his hands up and states, "I apologize for whatever people like me may have done to you, I'm sure you wont believe me but I don't remember who nor what I am, you can take me away, beat me, do what you want with me if it would make the world a better place. These are my new friends its true, but they aren't from here so they also don't know what I am since you do seem to know, I would like to ask you what I am."
The guards lower their spears and look disdainfully at Aedan. They look him dead in the eye and one guards coldly states, "You. You're a monster, someone with more blood on their hands then they could ever wash away." He spits on the ground in Aedan's direction and looks almost as coldly at Chrom and orders him to watch Aedan carefully, they believe him for now but they are to not be trusted. After being let into town and looking for anything giving them information on what this country is, all townspeople that see Aedan immediately gain an angry disposition. Some yell at him, some actually attempt to throw rocks at him. Aedan walks with the group staring at the ground taking any abuse that is thrown his way, his fists begin to clench and his face starts to screw up in rage. Chrom puts his hand on Aedan's shoulder and begins to ask, "Aedan are y-" as Aedan breaks his grip and runs out of the town gate and back into the forest. He ran with tears in his eyes, fumbling around and trips over a good sized log. He gets up and wipes his face of sweat, grime and tears and props himself upon the enemy that tripped him. He holds his head within his hands and just can only think to himself,
What did I do?
Just what am I?
Am I still the monster they think I am?
Will I ever know?
He fights through the tears and shakily brings out his book again and begins to read, tears staining some of the pages as he tries to make out the magic runes on the pages in front of him, the only thing he understands right now.