Askin's gift

assigned to a sternritter who cannot speak .. it was a bit of a trouble .. he also wasn't the most talkative , personally .

he may be the ruler and the master to these sternritters but having to keep one special as a company was .. anew . especially one who cannot speak which put them as quite a weak point . people were bound to make fun of you one way or another .

hell , there was one confusing mute and deaf together , thinking you wouldn't hear their whispers .. it almost annoys him .

he can't outright say he understands your situation , but he has been someone who has to stayed quiet for as long as possible before .. he was almost practically mute himself . is that a bad thing to say ? maybe . it's not like he was going to tell that to your face . he was only your warden and you were under his care .

task was given , he cannot disappoint . did he obliged because he feels like it , or only obliged because he simply didn't wanted to disappoint ? who knows . he's stuck with you now though .

you weren't the most hardest of animal to deal with .. almost frankly easy since he doesn't have to hear your words spoken to him .. he wonders how talkative would you have been if you weren't cursed to be born unable to speak . but that's just his mind wandering .

he spoke for you . when you needed something he always make sure to bring paper and pen , sometimes pencil , in case you wanted something and couldn't say it for obvious reasons . all you needed to do was tug at his sleeve or any part of his shirt that wouldn't be too inappropriate and he'd hand you the pen and paper to write down exactly what you want .

when someone spoke to you in a demeaning way he became defensive - after all , he cannot let you stay attacked verbally or not .. you are under his care and he cannot risk disappointing his majesty . putting an arm before you as he stood up front .. a look alone would be enough to shut them up . clearly , they wouldn't want him to be angry .

afterward he told you you should be able to take care of yourself better . but it's wise you shouldn't pick a fight with them , that would be stupid .

he doesn't doubt your strength .. maybe .

he's certainly not the best person to be around but he's strict and caring enough [ bare minimum ] that you think it's better he's around than the others .

he brought a book and tries to learn sign language . if you didn't knew it existed he'd be the one to teach you .. it'd be easier to communicate in that way without needing any more verbal language . others also wouldn't know what they're talking about when you both start using sign language with another .

he's .. almost careless , in a sense . but he's also caring enough to not let you get out of his sight to get yourself into some form of danger .