Duthash Albyr Voldyn [May 1st, 237 VY]
After her morning bath and mid-morning breakfast, Kit headed out to visit Ashe. The streets were busy with townsfolk and visitors hustling about the town. As she started to cross the Rosewalk she saw a boy, near her age, approach her. She quickly recognized his strong build and shoulder-length auburn hair. Kyle Stagdrake was a very handsome young man, despite his grimy work clothes. And Kit thought he looked much better, now that he was many days away from his stint as a rat boy.
He smiled shyly at her as he intercepted her on the bridge. "Ah, m-miss? I wanted to thank you for helping to save me from that rat change disease. It was a terrible ordeal and I hope to someday to get the man that did that to me and my friends. I don't know if you know what it's like, being driven to do despicable things, but I never want to be like that again. I think that I'll always be somewhat ashamed of what I did. But you helped us! I don't know if this will ever tell you how thankful I am but I hope that it helps." He had rushed so quickly, through his obviously rehearsed speech, that it was a moment before Kit looked down at what he offered.
He reached awkwardly and handed her a leather hair piece with a carved stick that pierced either end. The leather was a deep chestnut color and had stained wood carvings of crescents evolving into a circle and then back to crescents. The wood carvings were inlaid with copper and the edges of the leather had light brown leather strings spiraling through copper inlets that tied off on the ends of the strap and hung with long laces. The ends of the laces were ornamented with etched copper beads. "I made this for you. Do...do you like it?" he asked while looking at her with nervous, yet hopeful eyes.
