Gilidd

Alleyne’s mother died while giving birth to her first and only son. Alleyne’s father, grieve stricken, turned to the church with his pain. Soon after, he died leaving his son to the church, which these instructions:

“I want my son to grow up to be a proper man, to know how to read, write, and to be well versed in the religion of our great realm. But at the same time, I do not want to force my son into a path he was not meant to follow, and so, upon his 20th birthday I wish for him to leave the walls of this abbey to see the world through his own eyes. Upon his 21st birthday, he may return to the protective walls of this great church, or live freely out in the world.”

Being of a very long and prestigious line of Highlanders, Alleyne naturally found his way to Humberton, where he met a great archer fresh from the wars named Ayllward. Alleyne had never met anyone like Ayllward before, and he intrigued him. Ayllward spoke of giants, trolls, pixies, pagans, and many more things, most of which were totally new to Alleyne. Convinced that the great archer was a wise man, he followed him to humberton keep, not sure of what to do next. Alleyne decided to rest here and to decide what to do next, and as he walked around the courtyard, more and more people took notice of his well-spoken ness, politeness, and intelligence until finally word of him reached the lord of the keep. Alleyne was summoned the next day, where upon he was asked to be the squire to the great lord and to teach his daughter, Lady Maude, of reading and writing, and to basically occupy the wild girl. In the months that followed, Alleyne trained by day as a quire, and taught by night. Soon, nature ran its coarse and Lady Maude and Alleyne fell madly in love with each other.

Gilidd, raised in Humberton Keep by his father, Alleyne and his mother Lady Maude, thirsted for battle. His father, who lived the first 20 years of his life in a small church, wanted to teach him most of what he had learnt. Gilidd would have none of it. He spent most of his childhood watching the armsmen train in humberton, quietly observing and then emulating them. When he came of age, he excelled in combat, and it soon became very clear to his father and mother that nothing they could say or so would prevent Gilidd from a life of war.