The good of the ugliest

Previously

…He was an adventurer, embarking on a quest not just for an artifact, but for his own lost honor. The whispers of the Sundered Heart had ignited a spark, but it was Master Borin’s words that had fanned it into a flame, a flame that would illuminate the darkness of his past and guide him, he hoped, towards a brighter future, or a more profound failure. The Dragon’s Teeth loomed, a formidable, silent testament to the challenges that lay ahead. With a final glance back at the distant, shrouded silhouette of Oakhaven, Kaelen turned his face towards the unknown, the weight of his past a heavy, but no longer insurmountable, burden. The adventure had truly begun.