The shadows cast by the trees over the dirt path were flickering gently in the evening sun. I had never been to patch before but from what I had seen it was a beautiful place and the isolation really let nature's beauty shine.
I would rather it not be so isolated it had made my search for the Xiao Long residence rather harder than it should be I had already been down several wrong pathways before and was hoping this one was the right one it was getting late and while not particularly Grimm infested I would rather not sleep alone in the dark woods.
At long last I saw the forest beginning to clear and a house appeared in the distance. It was a homely wooden cabin of medium size and it filled me with a mixture of excitement and anxiety.
I walked a few dozen feet more and paused in front of the front door gathering my wits and bravery. I knocked on the door calmy it took only a minute or so before I started hearing footsteps. The door opened and in the doorframe stood a middle aged blonde man in a fairly bizarre outfit.
"Can I help you?" the blonde man asked in a tired and disinterested tone of voice "Yes I heard this was the Xiao long residence are you Taiyang Xiao Long?" I asked hopefully. "Yes I am" who's asking Taiyiang Responded in the same tone of voice as previously. Relief washed over me nervously I introduced myself "nice to meet you. My name is Corvus Branwen. I suppose that makes me your nephew of some sort". My newly found uncle seems to age a few years in front my eyes and in a less disinterested but decidedly more tired voice he spoke back "god damn it I always knew this day would come blasted Qrow and his drinking" he seemed to trail off for a while cursing my father,fate the brother gods, alcohol, luck, condoms, and pretty much everything else on remnant. Looking back at me finally started speaking to me again "well you better come in it's getting late your father won't be coming for dinner today so you will have plenty time to tell me about where you grew up so I can give him the talking too he deserves".
