[ Eddie follows, though not without a moment of hesitation. Alucard was friendly with him in Nocwich, but things haven’t exactly been right recently and Eddie’s anxiety has been so non-stop that he’s barely gotten a moment to relax.It doesn’t take long for him to realize that there’s nothing particularly scary here; just a kitchen, and he allows himself to take his anxiety down a few notches. ]

Yeah, uh...I definitely did not expect to be pulled into an all out war when I came here.

[ He seems just as convinced that it’s inevitable. The factions have started attacking one another and each others' means of survival, and that’s not just going to go away. Solvunn has yet to make a move, and he hopes it stays that way, but it's doubtful. ]

Aw, man. Pastoral living. Uh...parts of it kind of suck, if I’m being honest?

[ He laughs, but nothing about his statement is malicious. He continues quickly, trying to clarify: ]

I mean--not to sound ungrateful because I'm totally not. It’s just not really where I saw myself, you know? Where I come from back home, it’s like...ninety percent farms and you spend half your life trying to get away from it.

[ He does wonder what the Free Cities and Thorne are like, but he’s found that he’s actually relatively happy where he is. He wouldn’t choose the pastoral life if he had to do it again, but he’s made friends in Solvunn; people who accepted him openly and quickly and who he would be hate to leave behind. ]

But I like the people. Way more than I liked anyone back home, so it’s kind of worth putting up with the bits I don’t care too much for.