[Dohalim is silent for a moment, hands coming up to gently comb and play with the ends of Red Wine's hair, trying to figure out how to answer that question. it isn't to say he had a terrible childhood; no, he was very fortunate to have grown up in wealth and status. perhaps, even when he was a child, he knew just what he was destined to be, to have come from a lineage of lords, even if the idea of reigning supreme over the Dhanans made him uncomfortable. from a young age, all he wanted to do was play music, from the moment he played his first instrument. to this day, he has to wonder if any of them are still in his home in Lenegis.
the silent pause stretches for several minutes, before he speaks again]
...Austere, to say the least. I was fortunate enough to have had lived a life of luxury that a lot of the people in Lenegis could never dream of, but... It was rather lonely, at times.
[maybe that's why he prefers to be alone some of the time; just something he picked up when he was younger]
It isn't to say my childhood was miserable, but... I suppose one could look at it as repressive. I kept to myself most of the time, and the only time I was ever able to express myself freely was when I played music. [Dohalim has to smile bitterly to himself] Now that I think about it... I never really was good at showing my emotions.
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[Dohalim is silent for a moment, hands coming up to gently comb and play with the ends of Red Wine's hair, trying to figure out how to answer that question. it isn't to say he had a terrible childhood; no, he was very fortunate to have grown up in wealth and status. perhaps, even when he was a child, he knew just what he was destined to be, to have come from a lineage of lords, even if the idea of reigning supreme over the Dhanans made him uncomfortable. from a young age, all he wanted to do was play music, from the moment he played his first instrument. to this day, he has to wonder if any of them are still in his home in Lenegis.
the silent pause stretches for several minutes, before he speaks again]
...Austere, to say the least. I was fortunate enough to have had lived a life of luxury that a lot of the people in Lenegis could never dream of, but... It was rather lonely, at times.
[maybe that's why he prefers to be alone some of the time; just something he picked up when he was younger]
It isn't to say my childhood was miserable, but... I suppose one could look at it as repressive. I kept to myself most of the time, and the only time I was ever able to express myself freely was when I played music. [Dohalim has to smile bitterly to himself] Now that I think about it... I never really was good at showing my emotions.