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Nearly a decade before meeting Astarion, Tav is on the run from her old life. Desperate to escape her past, and put enough distance between Durge and herself as possible, she finds employment working for a Gur as part of their convoy. While Gur have bad reputations, Tav finds them to be kind, and friendly - especially the young son of her employer, a Gur named Pumler. Even if he is awkward, shy and clumsy. But tonight, it's his twentieth morn day - and he's finally old enough to be considered a man.
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Tav sat up again, and looked outside the caravan window, giving herself an ultimatum. The candle was still burning. This was, she knew, as she slipped out of bed and crossed the clearing, a terrible idea. But she knocked quietly on the green and yellow door, half hoping he’d just fallen asleep with the candle not blown out. There was a flurry of activity from inside, before the door was flung open, and Pumler looked down at her with a beaming smile.“Hey Tav,” he said eagerly. “Hello. Hi. Um.”
“Hello,” she repeated, not sure what else to say.
“Come in,” he offered, stepping aside. “I’ll give you the tour."