"Let me get this straight… you were saved long ago by Mr Val?"
"You don't need to try and hide who he is to, Young Master Ben.
I already know he is your master, so you don't need to go on with your failed attempt at concealing your relationship.
Him being in the room already failed to conceal some sort of connection between the two of you.
*Sigh* Anyway… it wasn't just Master Val, but their whole group of adventurers.
The village I was from got overrun by a horde of beasts which we were able to hold off to an extent on our own.
Unfortunately, there were a few who had ambitious thoughts and tried to create gains within the mayhem, killing themselves and what little remained of the defence around the village.
I survived along with a couple other children, locked deep underground one of the village homes.
We were freed from the pit by Val and the others who'd been dealing with the horde at the nearby town.