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Thalisa feels her stomach flutter of nervousness as they approach her father's home. There is a chance he could be gone, visiting her mother in Qeynos where she is being treated in the Temple of Life. Starlene had promised to take them to Qeynos if that is the case, but Thalisa would rather tell him the news in a more familiar setting.

Starlene walks in front of them and when they get to house, she knocks.

"Come in; it's not locked." She hears her father's voice from within.

Starlene opens the door, and they see Alondar sitting at the table with his carving knife, scrutinizing a small wooden statue of a horse. Though his injured arm never recovered enough for him to do archery like he used to, woodworking had become a source of pride and comfort to him as it was something he could still do efficiently with his hands, though his weakened one often begin to ache when he tried to use it too much. He had to take frequent breaks and was forced to learn how to do more with his less dominate hand.

He looks up startled to see Starlene and his daughter arrive unexpectedly; he had clearly been expecting someone else. He sets the statue and knife down and rises quickly to his feet. Alondar is tall for a Feir'Dal and shares his daughter's blond hair and brown eyes. Thalisa notes with relief that he seems better than when she saw him last, more rested and not nearly as gaunt. Not having to deal with her mother's worsening condition every single minute of the day had given Alondar some relief, though she knows the decision to commit her to the Temple of Life against her will had been one of the hardest decisions Alondar had ever made and one that had caused much disagreement within her family.

At first he blinks at them completely taken aback, but then rises to his feet and glances apologetically at the mess of wood shavings on the table.

"Star, Thalisa, come on in. Is everything all right? I was most certainly not expecting either of you, though of course I'm glad to see you both."

"Yes, Father everything is great." Thalisa walks over and hugs him. A smile appears on his worn and otherwise stern face as he puts arms around his youngest child.  It is then that he notices Tylum as they step inside, and Starlene closes the door behind him.

"What is he doing here?" Alondar asks, the previous warmth in his voice fleeing, and he gazes at him with suspicion. Alondar has an excellent memory for faces, and immediately recognizes Tylum from the party.  "I certainly didn't expect to see you again," he says gruffly.

A moment of tense silence follows as Tylum can feel his eyes boring into his, scrutinizing every inch of him.

"Very well." He finally says and gestures for them to take a seat at the table. Thalisa realizes then she had been holding her breath and lets it go, daring herself to hope that this might actually go well after all. He brushes the wood shavings into the trashcan and then looks back to him.

"So, your name is Tylum, isn't it?"