Luitwin took him along with him and eventually sat him down with something to do. He imagined this sort of thing got boring fast but he wouldn’t complain, taking direction and crushing up the sprigs. Straightforward. Something to do with his hands while they spoke. Fine motor skills were not his strong suit, especially with his large callused hand and stiff fingers but it seemed hard to mess up too badly. Luitwin’s life was just as dull as he’d expected it to be, but maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad thing. They’d fall into a routine. Ardnt would be set to mindless chores, and hopefully, once they got where they were going he could commence activities that were routine to him. The ones that didn’t count as sinful, anyway.<br/><br/>Ardnt would have asked what that imagined reality was for Luitwin, but then he went on to state how it would be unholy to tell him about it. Ardnt then wanted to ask<i>why</i>but decided not to. Reminded himself Herzens were peculiar and easy to offend.<br/><br/>He snorted at Luitwin's words, trying not to look a little bit amused.<br/><br/>“Oh, I’m sure God does.”<br/><br/>Ardnt tilted his head in consideration. “I’ll have to figure out what bleeds into inappropriate for you. There was some good fun to be had back in Alriah, when we had the time to spare. We’d just go out for a good leisurely hunt. Track goats up the side of a mountain. Clever bastards but something fresh like that sure beat the other types of meat commonly supplied. Good for morale. Good for bonds. There was one that we tracked to the near summit and somehow he still made it past us. Shouldn’t have been possible.” He shrugged, smiling. It had been a fun and exciting time for him, even returning beaten and empty handed. Got the blood up in a way that was different than war.<br/><br/>“Never was in a place here to do all that much hunting really. Not the sort of hunting I’m talking about anyway, but you don’t want to talk about that since you said<i>tame</i>.” Ardnt moved along.<br/><br/>“Me and someone I knew used to go out and play cards. Don’t know if your god takes issue with that or not. He liked me because I was large enough to put away a few cups without it impairing my judgment. Made the others more relaxed.” That and his partner liked him around because he knew Ardnt didn’t shy away from a little violence when the mood called for it.