And so began a friendship between the sword prodigy from the Kingdom of the Frost Eagle and a surprising man who had started out as a simple mercenary.
The first drinks were accompanied by light discussions, anecdotes of battles and childhood.
Maxime recounted how, as a teenager, he had found himself trapped in a burning barn while trying to save a dog.
Of course, this wasn't true, since he'd only had access to Eternity for 4 months.
But he couldn't just say:
"Actually I'm not from this world, I used a watch to cross the dimensional boundary that separated me from this world called Eternity and the original world where I was born."
No matter how much he drank, his unconscious knew the risks of exposing himself in this way.
Rather, the real story was how he'd found himself trapped inside a burning building while trying to rescue people trapped inside.
"How did you get out?" asked Dorian curiously.
