He glanced back at the fire for a moment, not sure what to say or do. He realized one wrong move could spell disaster. After all, Vatnians and Eldurians rarely got along. After careful consideration, he placed his water-proof backpack down and brought out a date (shown below).
Also pulling out a knife, he cut it in two and pulled out the long seed inside. Ahuv next walked towards the girl and held out one half to her. This gesture would hopefully calm her nerves. He waited for her to accept it before saying in his typical, nonchalant voice, "I'm not your typical Eldurian." His now-free hand motioned for her to come with him as went he back down towards the fire and sat on the log he had set by it, patting on a spot next to him to signal for her to sit down. From there, he began to eat his half of the date, which was sweet to the taste.
Swallowing his first bite after chewing, he told the Vatnian girl. "The war means nothing to me. Only vengeance. It all happened ten years ago, when I was only eight. The incident was at a now-abandoned village that is not far from where you swam. My family was present to help with a water crisis. Then, the Vatnian troops suddenly came and began a massacre of the inhabitants. The local militia worked cooperatively with the Royal Guard to fend off the attackers, thus there were some survivors who escaped into the desert. The destruction of the village and its residents was not the enemy's aim, however: they knew the Eldurian war effort would rise and fall with my family that rules Eldur. One man stands above the rest, the one who led the attack, to begin with. He was the one who murdered my older sister, Ruth, and my mother, right before my eyes. They fought him to keep me alive, yet they were defeated and killed by him. I never forgave him for slaying them, which is why I am searching for him."
Now that the explanation was out of the way, he brought out a dead beetle from his pack, unsheathed his scimitar, then skewered the thing with it before setting it over the fire to cook it. The Inferno Paladin kept his face at the direction of the fire while his eyes turned to look at the girl. "My name is Ahuv Andros Takeda. What's yours?"