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Zaldir turned to Leena, she was apparently shocked at the statement he gave, either that, or he gave her reason to pause. "He was a King. A good one, and a good man. He was called Lord Vontguard. I never knew his true name. He never gave it to me." He stated. "He was My teacher in the sword, my mentor for my, at the time, towering rage against my clan's destroyers. But ultimately, he was my only friend."

Zaldir sighed. "But what do you know of him Miss Leena, like you said, you've never been to the north, you wouldn't know him." He stated. "Although, we did make a promise, or I promised swearing into it by my True Name, I can't turn from it. He said if he ever had children, and anything happened to him, I'd go and protect them. It seems though his next in line is making a mess of things in the north somehow... I never asked him who would protect them from themselves." As Zaldir said that he ruefully chuckled, as if he regretted doing something before making the Promise.

"That was almost a hundred and four years ago, when I was twenty one, when I made such a promise. Though I thought he had twins, but all Im hearing is just the one. Which does make me wonder, have I failed already?" He said almost with regret in his voice, sheathing his blades when he saw Thorin being a show off monster slayer. "Some student I'd be."