Two years ago, the night after Cam had begun his adventure, after Cam left his home, Edreus returning from shopping for quality farming tools in another village, reads the letter that Cam left for him in horror. "W..what?! He left!? Where did he..why did..!?", he begins to spiral in panic, just then he notices his room open and documents scattered everywhere. He opens the door to see all his documents abouts Lydia missing. Edreus, breathing heavily in panic, says "What? He..he..knows..why would..how!? Tears fall from his eyes as his mind immediately assumes the worst. He rushes out of the house, and goes to the village below their island. He asks around the area "P..please, have you seen my grandson!?", only to hear "Oh, you mean those little thieves that stole all my coffee beans earlier? They left a while ago.", from a merchant. Edreus asks "Did one of them have blonde hair and elven ears?". The man confirms and Edreus asks "W..where did they go!?". The merchant says "I..don't know..". Edreus leaves , heading for the next village, but not without getting plenty of food for the journey. "I always thought I left this life behind..", he says to himself. Little does he know, he went the opposite way of his beloved grandchild.
Days pass, and he journeys from town to town asking everyone about Cam, gradually losing until eventually reaching a mountain with a large gaping cave at its base. He slowly back away from the cave's entrance and attempts to leave, but is stampeded into the cave by the passing Birdraptors entering the cave. He would go on to spend three days in the cave, living on Birdraptor meat to survive. He carves a stalactite into a makeshift club and uses it to smash his way out of the cave. "I see, my body still remembers how to wield a weapon..".
He passes through the Arid Fieldlands, living on the field for several weeks, as he would kill them for food, and eventually use one of their fur as a coat. He arrives at the massive lake where, unbenownst to him, Oceanica City was. He bathes in the lake and sets back off on his journey to find Cam. Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, and Edreus arrives at Golgrad, an elven city near the coast of the Human Continent. Strangely, se seems to know his way around this city. He heads to the local guild and weakly asks "Where..is..my..grandson?". He receptionist, however, cannot understand him due to his throat deteriorating from lack of water. He screams "P..please..tell me where my grandson is!". One of the adventurers grabs him, saying "Hey, we don't allow outbursts like this..", but is stopped by Edreus who, in a blind rage, slams the adventurer in the face. He recoils back, disgusted at his actions, but just then, more of the adventurers attack him. He simply lays and lets them beat him until he remembers Cam's face. Just then, his old instincts return and he fights back with astonishing strength and precision. He viciously swings his stone club at the adventurers, slamming them to the floor, one by one, until he is eventually overwhelmed and pinned down.
Edreus is sent to a maximum security prison and labeled as a great threat. He makes several attempts to escape the prison, each time being caught and being met with punishment after punishment. He spends a whole year in confinement, only having exercise and a slipping image of Cam to keep him sane. He spends so much time in the prison that he grows a beard. One night, Thraxus, along with a fleet of Orc soldiers launches an attack on the prison, launching explosives at the place and releasing the prisoners. Edreus slips through the crowd stealthily, until Thraxus grabs his attention, screaming "Hey Ed! We're launching that rebellion we always talked about!". Edreus approaches him, asking "So, you didn't come to save just me?". Thraxus smiles, screaming "I am Thraxus! Savior of all oppressed Orcs!", as his troops launch more and more explosives.
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The next morning, Edreus, covered in, not only his blood, but his opponents' blood, walks away from the partially destroyed city of Golgrad. He bears an empty look on his face. As he continues his travels, he takes any chance he can to steal food and supplies for his travels. He wanders the forest aimlessly, thinking to himself "I..thought I could run..from my past, I thought..I could have a normal life..", he bashes a massive bear's skull in half and removes its fur and wears it as a coat. He thinks to "I guess..I was born..to be.."
"A monster..."
Edreus reaches Castelia Kingdom and enters the castle to meet the king. He enters the king's throne room, mere days after Cam left. Winston enters the throne room and with a shocked look on his face, asks "Huh? Excuse me, but are you Edreus Silverrie?". Edreus nods and Winston hurriedly calls Twig and Pollie downstairs and they ask him "Edreus!? What happened to you?". Edreus doesn't answer and only utters the words "Where..is..Cam?", in a deep voice. Twig, holding back tears, says "He..said..", but Edreus holds her hand, saying "Twig, I know you see Cam as your big brother, and we see you as family, so please, help me find him.". Winston tells Edreus the whole story.
After hearing the whole story, Edreus simply stands there, unmoving and says "Cam..did you hate me..that much?". Twig hugs him, saying "Don't say that! It's not your fault!". Edreus says "Where could we possibly find him? It's been days since he left the castle.". Winston wipes his tears and says "I.. I don't.. ", but then remembers the teleportation runes. He asks the king "Your Majesty, do you have the records of all the kingdom's trade routes across the country?". The king nods and takes them to the archives, where they find millions of scrolls disorganized. Winston, determined, says "I'll sort through this as fast as I can!", but the king says "No, you investigate the Teleportation Gates around the kingdom, I'll find the records you need. I already lost my baby girl, I won't let you go through that pain too, Edreus.". They set off, the king rapidly and carefully reading through each individual scroll.
On their way back to the Arid Fieldlands, Edreus asks "How..did you know..Cam?", Winston responds sadly "We were his friends, before he left..us". Edreus mutters under his breath "Runs in the family..", before walking ahead of them.
After they properly document all the local Teleportation Gates on a map, Edreus makes a strange request "N..now that we're done, can you come with me, to finish something at my house?". They agree, and head back to the Silverrie's Home, on their floating patch of land. Just as Edreus walks towards the house, tears streaming down his face, he lights a torch. "Hey, what are you doing?", Twig ask with a concerned look. Edreus looks at them, walks into the house, crumbles up Cam's note and says "Destroying my final lie..", and throws the torch into the house, setting it ablaze.