Now that he’s rejoined them, they give him all the teasing he’s likely to get, which is a few blown kisses and a pair of lips planted on the back of his hand. He’s smiling like he’s used to it, and it’s more than mild as teasing goes, compared to what I got. Nobody’s ever asked him if it’s “historically accurate” to be in the faire. If he hadn’t been a legacy—if he wasn’t Second Smith to his father’s legendary Blacksmith title—his backstory options would have been endless. His imagination could have run wild and no one (especially not someone who didn’t even bother dressing up) would dare ask
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