Relative To Nothing

I had lied to Trezlan. I know completely out of form for me to lie to a murderous necromancer who has extended his life at the expense of others, but I'm coming clean now. It was not a serious lie, nothing like he tells other people when he explains his motives, but it was a lie. I had known of my extended family in Coriena for some time, having gotten letters and updates from them in the past. So when the opportunity to run away from a war with Trezlan popped up I took it so that I could avoid one conflict for another. Well that and I had never stolen something from the lands of the east and I figured this would be a good opportunity. I found my aunt's house with little difficulty, partly because shorties the world over live in the same kinds of places, and partly because Pavorossi's the world over live in very similar houses. I heard her screaming long before I came to the door, I made sure to take the grime off my shoes before coming inside because I could hear her yelling to someone they had failed this task. With a bit of fear I knocked at the door.

"Who are you?" My aunt was taller than me by at least three inches, she had long flowing red hair that almost scraped on the ground, she was dressed in an apron and had one small child under her arm who was trying to squirm away.

"Nidget Pavorossi m'am I'm your nephew." She gave me an appraising look like I do to every beggar who has ever come knocking on my door.

"Well you look like a Pavorossi, but that could just mean you put some red in your hair and some dirt on your face." She disappeared for a moment and returned with manacles and promptly slapped them on my wrists, "Get out of these and we'll see if you are one of my kin."

"M'am this is hardly a nice thing to do to your nephew." I shed the manacles with ease, they weren't exactly complicated devices.

"NIDGET!" She rushed forward to hug me and in the process let go of the squirming child and he scampered back into the house.

"Nice to see you too Aunt Jayra."

"Come in come in you couldn't have come at a better time." She ushered me into the house and not soon after I was involved in stealing something rather large. What can I say Pavorossi's are all thieves, its what we do.