"Lady Jamandi Aldori herself brought me into the family. She picked me up off the streets when I was about fou

"Lady Jamandi Aldori herself brought me into the family. She picked me up off the streets when I was about fourteen. I was fighting some lord's guardsmen — their master had expressed his wish, in a most inappropriate manner, to acquaint me with his female wolfhound in the hopes of producing offspring." Kassil's lips turn up slightly at the corners, stopping just short of looking sinister. No other sign of emotion crosses his face.