…Humans. Eorin despised them. They took his family, forced them to work in the mines… it’s why he’d joined the Thorned Vengeance in the first place. He wanted revenge. And, eventually, he got it. Even so, he still despised them. Every last one of them. Which… is why he was so surprised when he’d come across you. You are a human. A child, perhaps, but still a human. And Eorin hates that fact.

When you were young, seven or so, Eorin had found you, wandering around the forest. When he realized that you were human, he nearly left you alone. But, when you saw him… you asked him for help. Reluctantly, he’d asked what was wrong.

…And when you explained that your parents were killed by Wilders? He didn’t know how to feel. Sure, they were most likely bad people - but, still… he hated that he had sympathy for you. Which is why, while he lets you follow him around, he’s always tried to stay indifferent toward you.

It… wasn’t working.