[The clarity helps, and his figurative hackles lower. Barrow may be a lot of things, but Chantry-affiliated is not especially one of them.]
...it wasn't out of any religious passion that I joined the Templars, [he explains, hoping to offer some clarity in return.] I was a lad too restless for the farming life, with parents who'd only relieve me of my duties there in exchange for service to the Maker. It was an education and a ticket out of Crestwood. I had no idea what I was signing up for.
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[The clarity helps, and his figurative hackles lower. Barrow may be a lot of things, but Chantry-affiliated is not especially one of them.]
...it wasn't out of any religious passion that I joined the Templars, [he explains, hoping to offer some clarity in return.] I was a lad too restless for the farming life, with parents who'd only relieve me of my duties there in exchange for service to the Maker. It was an education and a ticket out of Crestwood. I had no idea what I was signing up for.