Author's note: THIS IS IMPORTANT. I have two characters I primarily play as. One is Aranel (female), the character in the first chapter, and the second is Káno (male), the character in this one. I tend to write as either one or the other, which may lead to a little confusion. However, I always write in third person, so the character I'm talking about will always have their name stated. Hope that clears up any confusion!
Disclaimer: Not my game.
Faendal has seen a lot of things in the time that he's been in Skyrim. After all, he is an elf, and as such has been around for twice as long as most humans. That's actually one of the reasons he is in love with Camilla, though Talos forbid anyone catch him saying that. Her love of life, and desire to live life in the moment and to its fullest is something that, as an elf, he can relate to on a fundamental level. So he loves Camilla. He had decided to spend the rest of her short lifespan with her, but then Káno showed up, and he blew that all to bits. Káno, who is infuriatingly self-sacrificing, intelligent and far too ambitious to survive in a land like Skyrim for more than a week.
Maybe that's the reason he followed Káno to Windhelm and beyond.
Once upon a time, when he had only known their small town, and Camilla, he would have said that adventuring was for the stupid. He might still say that. But now he knows that it's also for the incredibly brave, the kind-hearted, the strong, and the tough. And while he doesn't fit in all those categories, Káno most certainly does.
Once upon a time, he might have cut all ties with Káno the second that the other man had helped him win Camilla. Once upon a time he might have never come along on this crazy, extensive adventure. He might have even never thought about Káno again.
Unfortunately for him, (or is it the other way around?), Káno had absolutely no intention of having Faendal drift away, and the human has only pulled him into this madness which he calls adventure even further. And Faendal is surprised to find that, for once, he doesn't care.
So he puts up with the human's antics, is there to help him when they go off to fight, carry his stuff when the hoarding thing becomes an actual problem, and have Káno's back when he decides to tick off all the city guards. After all, this uniquely stupid and brilliant man is the only person outside of Camilla to see him for what he actually is; alone. So if he notices the fact that Káno refuses to let him out of his site, even if it means not taking a shortcut, is willing to jump in front of an arrow or spell for him, and would probably walk off a cliff if it meant helping him, Faendal just sighs and is there to patch him up.