Pirate Ain

"Ain. He's a unique lad I met during my time with the Stormchasers. I was never able to tell if he was high on the herbs he constantly smoked, or was genuinely carefree. Quite the large fellow, too, seeing how he was either drinking or munching on anything that came close to his mouth. With that said, I'd hate to see the tailor who tried to make his clothes fit; such a large frame even for a dragonkin, I swear even the largest Kanis Dragonkin waist sizes wouldn't even come close getting past those enormous buttocks let alone his belly.

But, he's a memorable, invaluable friend of mine. Hardly able to talk fluently nor even read the simple alphabets, he's intellectually sheltered, but with his knowledge in one of the hardest mechanisms of a ship, I'm still puzzled on how he acquired such knowledge on a subject matter my engineers still struggle to understand.

Ain is someone I'd call a true friend. His open arms policy always kept my spirit high, his smile somehow forced a smile on my face, and his laughs only brought more laughs from all of us. It's impossible to make him feel sad or depressed. With his attitude, I can't even imagine what tragedy would somber his cheerful nature.

I remember when we first met, with my depression at its lowest point and thoughts of suicide flowing in and out, he first intruded into my life with my wallet in his hand, and a smile of some town idiot. The events of that night still haunts me yet it's a lot less daunting, knowing he was the one who gave his time and effort in keeping me from taking my own life. a few days after, he offered his friendship and I turned it down. It wasn't long before we became friends, though, going through hardships together and keeping an eye about of each other even if we were at opposite ends of a spectrum.

Funny... I even punched his face in rage, slammed him to a wall with anger, and shouted in his ear with fury, and every time, he hasn't fought back, only wanting to help.

I will admit, he was also the first person I've had a legitimate homosexual attraction to. It was... in lack of better words, strange. As you know, I love my wife, and mentor my son, yet on rare occasions, I still go see him. He'd always welcome me with a hug I can't pull away from and a kiss that melts my stress away. Of course, I feel a bit guilty of my actions in the past, yet he keeps assuring me it's a natural thing. Love can't be bottled up for a later time, it'll only grow heavier and heavier until the heart sinks into depression. That lesson kept me from falling back into depression and I still  struggle to repay him for it.

I would've opted to stay with him on board the Stormchaser, his friendship is invaluable to lose. If given the chance, I'd invite him on board the Exodus, a comrade I can rely on even if it's only for a moment." - Marcus Roh, Fleet Admiral of the Bantioc Naval Forces on board the Bantioc Flagship Exodus