"I come from a very different world then." he said as he looked into her eyes. His mind recalling the village of Char, a place of hard work and beauty that had been, thus far, unparalleled. "I grew up next to the sea in a small fishing village, not more then fifty people lived there. We were nestled in between a large bay and an even larger forest. So there was little to look at beyond the sea or tree's and the only weather we had often was snow. When we looked south we could see the pine tree's standing tall and going on for miles till the mountains rose into the sky like some great behemoth. To the north we had the bay which was bountiful with fish of all kinds and small animals like otters. On occasion we would see a large predator like a killer whale or shark but those times were rare and they soon moved on if we didn't catch them...I recall a day when my eldest sister caught a shark just under thirty feet long. She was so proud of herself...we all were and we ate like kings that week." He let out a laugh as the memories came back to him. "A very different world indeed. One that I sometimes miss...what about you Kyla, Im sure you must have friends or maybe family there. Do you miss your time at the monastery?"