Coming to his friend’s home means two things. He can study peacefully and he gets fed. Coriolanus has known this boy since the Dark Days, often sharing a shelter when they were small. Without fail every visit is quiet and productive and his friend always offers dinner.

Sitting on the other boy’s bed with a book in his lap, he glances over to his friend beside him as his reading grows boring. “Would you mind if I stayed over?” He asks, hoping for a warm bed now that winter is in full force.