Delphia, Chapter 2: The Investigation
Enak was in no condition due to his wounds to do much of anything but think, and brood, and worry for his best friend’s daughter Delphia. Cassandra was lost, and Delphia’s father had yet to return after two years. A hulk of a man, he’d heeded the Call of the Guardians of Isen's Peak to the frigid mountains to mount a force to defend Aria from the hordes flooding in from íArathael and threatening all that lived there. They had not heard from him by letter or passerby for nearly a year - but no news in these days did not always mean bad news. The worst would be the return of the family great axe - that would mean he’d fallen in battle or to disease. While unable to move beyond bed and the small table, Enak essentially took guardianship of Delphia. He had no other choice - it was the natural and right thing to honor Cassandra. But due to Enak’s significant wounds, while his heart was in it, Delphia was essentially left to do as she wished. And what she wished was to see her mother’s ...
