The shift in conversation was plenty obvious to Feri, but completely welcome after that sudden softness she had just exuded. Rannon's face flushed as red as hers, but a slight tinge of embarrassment flooded her regardless. She believed him when he said that he would be careful, but worry still remained - along with the question of why? Why did this man mean so much to her in such a short amount of time? Like he had just asked, they barely knew anything about each other.

Still, the change in subject didn't make the new one entirely easy to talk about. Which question to tackle first? How she got here? Where she learnt her skills? Really, they all went back to the same person and place. Although certain aspects about her past may have been better to keep quiet, she felt she could trust Rannon with the more delicate details that she hadn't told anyone before.

"Well... as you can probably tell, I wasn't born in Fereldan. I wasn't born in any country, actually - on a pirate ship,  20 miles of the coast of Antiva in the Amaranthine Ocean." She began with a smile of reminiscence; obviously, she couldn't recall her birth, but her childhood had been a memorable one. "My father was a pirate. Still is, actually. He met my mother at the port of Kirkwall, and they fell in love immediately. Much to her family's disapproval, she joined his crew, married him, and I was born shortly after." Before Rannon could interject - or to avoid gaining a look of horror from him - Feri swiftly continued with a light laugh. "Now, pirates aren't all as scary as the stories would have you believe. The crew was like a family; and far more democratic and fair than most nation's armies and navies are. My father was a good captain, and a great parent. He never raided poor, defenceless people. Just nobles with too much fat on their bellies and greed in their hearts. It was usually more lucrative than pillaging some poor fishing village anyway. I didn't get involved with things like that as a child, but he still taught me how to defend myself. As soon as I could walk I was being taught how to fight and sail."

She stopped now, waiting to gauge his reaction. "It wasn't the most functional of families, but I still had a good life on board that ship." 

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