With nothing but a name and a few hints, Lyall traveled to Limsa Lominsa in search of his sister. He has to inform her of the death of their parents. He also wants to ask her if she knows anything about what is it that he did to make their mother hate him so much. The words of the old woman still bothers him, - "Oh yes, I remember it very well. It was a cold morning when Melisande returned from Limsa Lominsa with you in her arms. She went there to meet her grandchildren, no one expected her to come back with a baby."
Lyall can't bear with the idea of being adopted. After all he did and cried trying to get a smile from his mother -- never being successful -- and now it happens that she never was his mother ??!
Why would his real mother leave him ?? Its a very bad joke. Is he so despicable that not even his real mother wanted him ??! What about his father ?? He just hopes he never meets his real parents. He feels so resentful and angry, who knows what could he do. Hopefully that old lady was just being senile and told the wrong story to the wrong person.
After a few weeks of searching and asking around Limsa Lominsa, Lyall arrives to the house that has been described to him as the place where a woman called Iyanna -- whose parents are from Gridania and has 2 children -- lives at. "It has to be here" he thought.
Lyall takes a moment to stop his brain to thinking (he is always thinking on something,) and get ready to face his sister. He has bad news to delivery.
Still a bit insecure, Lyall knocks the door. "Coming !!" - yelled the voice from a young adult. A man, almost as tall as him with the hair slightly darker than his, has open the door and is staring intensely at him. For a moment, Lyall felt as if he was looking at himself.
"What do you want ??" - Asks the young man. "I-I'm looking for Iyanna..." Lyall can't stand the pressure and looks down. The man at the door turns around - "Mom !! A guy is looking for you !!" he shouts as he walks back into the house. A mid aged woman walks to the door. With a soft movement, she poses herself in front of Lyall, trying to see his face. Shyly, Lyall raises his sight. Once again, he can identify himself while looking at this lady, even better, she resembles very much to his mom. The lady carefully observes Lyall's face... then she becomes pale, like if she has seen a ghost.
"Lyall, is that you ??!" - the lady tries to reprehend her surprise, but still her voice is noticeable nervous. Lyall barely gets to nod as an affirmation when an axe has been swing against him - "So you finally show up !!"
Lyall gets to dodge that clumsy first swing but many others follow it, destroying flower pots and other decorations that the lady had so gracefully placed to provide a welcoming environment in her front yard.
Unknown for him, a man has come to this house just a couple of years ago. He was drunk and demanded to see his son. He assured that this woman and him were so deeply in love that they give birth to a child. The woman dismissed his words justifying that is 'drunk man talk' and shouldn't be taken seriously. But since then, her husband has been suspicious of her actions, worse yet, there was a sailor who swear that he saw her with another man, but that sailor fell off the boat during a storm and has never seen since.
The drunk man said that one day his son will come and that it would be better to give him the woman and save them the shame and dishonor of being married to a promiscuous wife.
Now, a young man with apparent no relationship to his family has knocked the door asking for his wife. Whether this is such son or not, it would be safer to just kill him and then ask the questions. Luckily, Lyall had learn a bit of fighting skills during his life as a miner in Ul'dah and he is able to dodge most of the swings, but one of them gets to hurt him on his face and knocks him back. A thin red line has been drawn on the floor of the before peaceful front yard. The lady yells at the top of her lungs - "Nooooooo !! Please, don't hurt him !!" - as she ran to desperately hug Lyall while at the same time covering him from the man's axe. At this point Lyall is more confused than in pain, not only an stranger is trying to kill him but the person who is provably his sister is protecting him so vehemently... he doesn't know how to react -- specially because is the first time that someone seems to care for his well being.
"Move !! Or I will kill you both !!" orders the man with a deep voice. "NO !!" she replies and hugs Lyall even harder. The man raises his axe and prepares himself to do a powerful slash towards those 2, but a young girl and the boy from before -- who have been frightenly watching the whole scene -- jump and hang themselves from each of the man's arms. "Please dad, don't hurt mom." - said the girl.
The man lowers his arms and the boy and the girl are able to reach the floor again. He looks at them, they look at him; he understand that they trust him. The man points Lyall with the tip of his axe and strongly orders -"Make him disappear !!" - and with that he walks away, with his axe in hand.
Finally the lady looks at Lyall's face once more while pulling a handkerchief out of a small pocket on the skirt of her dress and carefully cleans the blood. Lyall takes this opportunity to speak, - "Mother is dead". Iyanna freezes for a second, then resumes cleaning the blood. She gives Lyall a smile but with a very sad look. Lyall is confused if she is sad about the news or if she is feeling sorry for him. Once Iyanna made sure it was just a scratch what made Lyall's face to bleed, she stands up and walk back to her home -"Wait here for a moment."
The boy and the girl are still looking at Lyall and whispering each other. He tries to stand up but as he does, everything becomes black and feels like if there was no gravity. He closes his eyes and kneels again. As his sight comes back to normal, the lady has walk out the door and puts a letter in Lyall's hand. Is a letter just like those he found in his mother's room, but this one is addressed to him and is also very thick. - "Please go and don't cause us any problem. We wish you well and you will always be in our prayers. But please be a good boy, go back home and forget about us." - Iyanna signals the boy and the girl and they go back inside their home. She follows them right after, but not without taking a last look at Lyall. She smiles proudly at him, then closes the door.
Lyall stands in the middle of the street... looking at the farthest point that he can see. The street is quiet, like if nothing happened. Suddenly he feels an horrible pain in his head which causes him to put his hand on his face. Is until then that he realizes he has been hurt, and to prove it, he looks at the palm of his hand. Indeed there is blood, but is quickly distracted with what his other hand is holding: A thick envelope with his name on it.
(yes I copy it from my application... I'm lazy like that) xD
Lyall can't bear with the idea of being adopted. After all he did and cried trying to get a smile from his mother -- never being successful -- and now it happens that she never was his mother ??!
Why would his real mother leave him ?? Its a very bad joke. Is he so despicable that not even his real mother wanted him ??! What about his father ?? He just hopes he never meets his real parents. He feels so resentful and angry, who knows what could he do. Hopefully that old lady was just being senile and told the wrong story to the wrong person.
After a few weeks of searching and asking around Limsa Lominsa, Lyall arrives to the house that has been described to him as the place where a woman called Iyanna -- whose parents are from Gridania and has 2 children -- lives at. "It has to be here" he thought.
Lyall takes a moment to stop his brain to thinking (he is always thinking on something,) and get ready to face his sister. He has bad news to delivery.
Still a bit insecure, Lyall knocks the door. "Coming !!" - yelled the voice from a young adult. A man, almost as tall as him with the hair slightly darker than his, has open the door and is staring intensely at him. For a moment, Lyall felt as if he was looking at himself.
"What do you want ??" - Asks the young man. "I-I'm looking for Iyanna..." Lyall can't stand the pressure and looks down. The man at the door turns around - "Mom !! A guy is looking for you !!" he shouts as he walks back into the house. A mid aged woman walks to the door. With a soft movement, she poses herself in front of Lyall, trying to see his face. Shyly, Lyall raises his sight. Once again, he can identify himself while looking at this lady, even better, she resembles very much to his mom. The lady carefully observes Lyall's face... then she becomes pale, like if she has seen a ghost.
"Lyall, is that you ??!" - the lady tries to reprehend her surprise, but still her voice is noticeable nervous. Lyall barely gets to nod as an affirmation when an axe has been swing against him - "So you finally show up !!"
Lyall gets to dodge that clumsy first swing but many others follow it, destroying flower pots and other decorations that the lady had so gracefully placed to provide a welcoming environment in her front yard.
Unknown for him, a man has come to this house just a couple of years ago. He was drunk and demanded to see his son. He assured that this woman and him were so deeply in love that they give birth to a child. The woman dismissed his words justifying that is 'drunk man talk' and shouldn't be taken seriously. But since then, her husband has been suspicious of her actions, worse yet, there was a sailor who swear that he saw her with another man, but that sailor fell off the boat during a storm and has never seen since.
The drunk man said that one day his son will come and that it would be better to give him the woman and save them the shame and dishonor of being married to a promiscuous wife.
Now, a young man with apparent no relationship to his family has knocked the door asking for his wife. Whether this is such son or not, it would be safer to just kill him and then ask the questions. Luckily, Lyall had learn a bit of fighting skills during his life as a miner in Ul'dah and he is able to dodge most of the swings, but one of them gets to hurt him on his face and knocks him back. A thin red line has been drawn on the floor of the before peaceful front yard. The lady yells at the top of her lungs - "Nooooooo !! Please, don't hurt him !!" - as she ran to desperately hug Lyall while at the same time covering him from the man's axe. At this point Lyall is more confused than in pain, not only an stranger is trying to kill him but the person who is provably his sister is protecting him so vehemently... he doesn't know how to react -- specially because is the first time that someone seems to care for his well being.
"Move !! Or I will kill you both !!" orders the man with a deep voice. "NO !!" she replies and hugs Lyall even harder. The man raises his axe and prepares himself to do a powerful slash towards those 2, but a young girl and the boy from before -- who have been frightenly watching the whole scene -- jump and hang themselves from each of the man's arms. "Please dad, don't hurt mom." - said the girl.
The man lowers his arms and the boy and the girl are able to reach the floor again. He looks at them, they look at him; he understand that they trust him. The man points Lyall with the tip of his axe and strongly orders -"Make him disappear !!" - and with that he walks away, with his axe in hand.
Finally the lady looks at Lyall's face once more while pulling a handkerchief out of a small pocket on the skirt of her dress and carefully cleans the blood. Lyall takes this opportunity to speak, - "Mother is dead". Iyanna freezes for a second, then resumes cleaning the blood. She gives Lyall a smile but with a very sad look. Lyall is confused if she is sad about the news or if she is feeling sorry for him. Once Iyanna made sure it was just a scratch what made Lyall's face to bleed, she stands up and walk back to her home -"Wait here for a moment."
The boy and the girl are still looking at Lyall and whispering each other. He tries to stand up but as he does, everything becomes black and feels like if there was no gravity. He closes his eyes and kneels again. As his sight comes back to normal, the lady has walk out the door and puts a letter in Lyall's hand. Is a letter just like those he found in his mother's room, but this one is addressed to him and is also very thick. - "Please go and don't cause us any problem. We wish you well and you will always be in our prayers. But please be a good boy, go back home and forget about us." - Iyanna signals the boy and the girl and they go back inside their home. She follows them right after, but not without taking a last look at Lyall. She smiles proudly at him, then closes the door.
Lyall stands in the middle of the street... looking at the farthest point that he can see. The street is quiet, like if nothing happened. Suddenly he feels an horrible pain in his head which causes him to put his hand on his face. Is until then that he realizes he has been hurt, and to prove it, he looks at the palm of his hand. Indeed there is blood, but is quickly distracted with what his other hand is holding: A thick envelope with his name on it.
(yes I copy it from my application... I'm lazy like that) xD