sage

Darian grew up with his mother, a simple farmer, and knew nothing of magic. His father had been a witch, and left his mother alone because of it. One day, when Darian was old enough, his father returned and brought him to an atelier to become a witch. Since Darian hadn’t grown up around magic, and didn’t even know how to read, he was very behind all of his peers and always felt like an outcast. Even as he learned more, he still never quite fit in, but he did grow close to one of his fellow apprentices. He admired the Knights Moralis and wanted to join them one day. Darian always resented his father for abandoning his mother and taking him away from her, and for a long time he resented his mother for allowing it to happen. One day, many years after he left and close to the end of his apprenticeship, he finally visited her again. She did not remember him at all. He realized her memories had been erased by the Knights for getting involved in witch affairs. Darian was devastated, and mad at himself for resenting her for so long and not visiting her sooner. He realized the Knights were not all that he thought they were, and he no longer wanted to become one.