Mm? [It takes him a moment to remember, then he shrugs idly:] aye, yeah, didn't take long to suss out I was bigger than the other lads back home. Mostly playing, you know.
This yields a quiet chuckle, and Barrow shakes his head at the mental image: it's easy enough to picture, especially based on what he witnessed in the Crossroads.
"It was either stay and tend the farm, or go off in Andraste's service," he explains, "don't think anything else would've been excuse enough. My sister and her husband took it over, at least.
"I got this recurring nightmare that someone shows up here with a shitload of goats," Hands splayed to indicate the size of this caprine problem. "Says, we need Riftwatch on farm duty,"
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Date: 2024-02-28 12:31 am (UTC)"Nobody shipped me off, mate. I couldn't wait to leave."
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Date: 2024-02-28 12:40 am (UTC)He spits.
"Sure kept hoping."
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Date: 2024-02-29 10:04 pm (UTC)"It was either stay and tend the farm, or go off in Andraste's service," he explains, "don't think anything else would've been excuse enough. My sister and her husband took it over, at least.
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Date: 2024-03-09 06:25 am (UTC)"I got this recurring nightmare that someone shows up here with a shitload of goats," Hands splayed to indicate the size of this caprine problem. "Says, we need Riftwatch on farm duty,"
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Date: 2024-03-11 05:14 pm (UTC)"...and better pigs than chickens, truth be told."
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Date: 2024-03-13 05:02 am (UTC)"Must be why y'get kids. Smells worse for a bit, but after that it's their problem."