#vialgo

There was never a physical fight, fortunately, but the arguments and insults began to grow worse and worse. Eventually, Killian was fed up with his situation: a father he couldn't stand, a home that didn't feel like his anymore, and no opportunities to do anything besides fish and work the docks if he stayed in the village. Shortly after he turned fifteen, he grabbed what he could from the house: some clothes, food, a stash of money from doing odd jobs at the docks that he had managed to hide away, and a case of rum his father had recently bought. And then he left, no looking back.

He would fall in with a group of thieves once he reached the nearest city, but that is likely a story for another day. After eventually deciding to join the navy and getting some of his first promotions, he did run into his mother one day while on leave in a port city close to his home village. He didn't speak with her long besides updating her on what he was doing, as neither had a lot to say (and he didn't want her knowing where he lived in case his father got the info from her and tried to come find him), but it has been something that he will think about from time to time.

And while I don't have concrete details, he likely had an older brother (or half brother) but they were not close in age. The brother would have left home early as well, so they never really had much of a relationship to begin with and Killian wouldn't know where to even begin to look for him, if he had the desire to.

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VIALGO ALVINIUS (Elder Scrolls) —

Indes is pretty protective of her little sister, but that doesn't mean she's the only one that gets this treatment. After leaving Valenwood and moving to Cyrodiil with her uncle and mentor (Thoron and Arrador respectively) following a rough run-in with the Thalmor (before the Great War), the three of them found themselves working with Imperial nobles near the city of Cheydinhal, the Alvinius family. They lived on the estate as groundskeepers and animal handlers. But over time, Indes found herself with a bit of an additional responsibility: making sure the children didn't run off and sometimes keeping them occupied/entertained. Not quite like a nanny or babysitter, for the most part, but she would get protective of them. Big sister instincts kicking in.

But Vialgo was one of the kids that just seemed to latch onto her more than the others. I wrote a snipped with them here. He begged her constantly to take him off the estate to go explore the woods. Asked her endless questions about Valenwood and all the things she used to hunt. Eventually asked her to teach him proper sword-fighting, which she did once she felt he was ready.

So when he showed up in Skyrim years later, after Indes had joined the Companions and risen to the Circle ranks, it was a bittersweet reunion when she realized he was coming to join the Dawnguard of all things. Vialgo was still a kid in her eyes, he had no business hunting vampires! He did eventually go back to Cyrodiil once things started to die down with the Dawnguard but as much as she enjoyed seeing him now and again, and getting to see that he took her lessons to heart, the relief she felt was massive.