one drag for my sorrows ;; joining

malphas knew where his home was - tanglewood, of course. he had lived here for a long time, and it was where he had found his happiness. of course... he didn't like to talk about what came before tanglewood. a home of religion and sibling favoritism, and he ran away. he was a stupid runaway, escaping as a child to come to somewhere he felt safe.

now he was here. of course, tanglewood itself wasn't safe as far as the territory went, but here he was anyways. "hi," the medic said, stretching. it was hard being nice, but he was trying his hardest not to say anything rude.