"I was away at war for a while, and before I left, I knew Vaeri here as a... girlfriend."
"Oh, we were a lot more than that" Vaeri said, with a laugh.
"I left with a mercenary group to go fight for a while to earn some money." Adykon continued. "I had only intended to be gone for six months."
"That's what you told me" Vaeri said.
"But, my unit was taken several times farther away than I thought it would be, and when the war was over, I was trying to get back, but I got... delayed."
"You took on other work?" Vaeri asked.
"Yes. That, and it was difficult for me to make my trip back, given the distance. I would travel from one city to another, getting closer each time."
"Where were you sent to? Originally?" Vaeri asked.
"The far northern coast" Was Adykon's reply.
"Oh. That's on the other side of our lands." Vaeri said. "It would take a long time to return from there."