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[center][h3][color=8dc73f]Derrien[/color][/h3][/center]
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The elf thumped down onto the ground, feet in the air and head buried in his hands. He growled and pushed himself back to his feet, scratching his head with a tired look on his face. He had stood up too fast, his vision had blurred into nothing and he'd fallen like a downed tree. He looked over the room for the first time since he'd gotten here, before he'd always sat in the corner and focused on dreaming up song ideas. He had been surprised by the number of strange people there, there was the regularly scheduled humans, a half-elf or two, and even an [i]orc![/i]

Derrien's posture improved as he saw the B-class heroes assembling, each having jobs to do. This was it, he supposed, the first mission he'd go on as an adventurer, he didn't care what it was honestly, he just wanted to excel, get promoted, be able to see the world wherever he wanted. He pulled his flute from where it hung at his side and looked at it. He thought back to when he had first gotten it, the look of disappointment his father had given him when he revealed it. It was hard to think about, but it was his past, this flute was all of that, it was the only thing that he had kept from that time, and to him it was a representation of all of it. The sadness, and the good times too.

Derrien smiled and clenched the thing in his hand, pulling it up to his mouth.

He played a soft, slow song. It was for his father, who was sure to have a good reason for doing what he did. His eyes fluttered close as he thought of that. There was never a good reason to leave your child, it had broken him. All he wanted was to have a father, but that had been taken from him.

Derrien pushed through his chest tightening as he thought and kept playing, dancing from note to note as he strode slowly up to the gathering of adventurers.

He finished the song with a flourish and gave a bow, the performance calming him considerably. He moved up to a standing position and addressed the B-class adventurers.

[color=8dc73f]"I'm willing to go wherever I'm needed, thank you for considering me,"[/color] he said woodenly before stepping back into the crowd.