Sylvester Archipelago

"How accurately she noticed that," thought Kaeldrim. He remembered a similar question being asked of him during one of his early assignments. The elf was ready to sink into the ground; he couldn't directly state that he was a member of the order and was, in fact, in love with a dark elf. But with the years came experience, and a well-rehearsed life story was already prepared in his mind. It was as dull and tedious as the stories of most of the planet's inhabitants, and he always started telling it after such a question was asked.
"Are you really interested?" the lieutenant smiled in response. "Well, listen. My name is Kaeldrim, I was born into a simple merchant family in Madinia, but for some reasons, I decided not to follow in my father's footsteps. Apparently, I didn't have a particular talent for it. And I decided to learn what was in our blood – archery. As you can see, I earn a living as a mercenary, guarding various merchant ships. That's all."