"Be safe, Derryk. We will find the men hunting you down."
"Trust no one, Derryk. If trouble arises, hide and await my signal before emerging."
"Please let me know if you need any aid from me."
"You'll be out of sight here, but still close enough to visit your mother."
Derryk nods. "My mother said to stay away for a few months, but maybe once they stop looking for me..."
You introduce Derryk to one of your retired guardsmen, his new foster father. "I'd love to be a guard one day!" Derryk says. "Will you teach me to joust?"
Derryk smiles and eyes his foster father's sword hanging on the wall. "I can protect myself, [m'lord/m'lady]."