Companions
Caspian's Friends
Throughout his life at Gateway, Caspian has made many friends, enemies, and acquaintances. The following are friends and acquaintances with commentary.
Lady Linette Barca
"Lady Linette Barca, sister and daughter of a long line of Barcas. A dramatic family, to say the least, and I acnnot say that Linette is too different from the rest of them. True, she isn't as girlish as her now-Princess sister or as ... outwardly stupid as her Duchess sister, but she has a fire within her that usually finds her in just as much trouble as both. She is .. or was, my closest frien until fate seperated our paths. True, we both are still squires, but we hardly see one another anymore. There was a time when I looked forward to the day ending only so that we could sit in bales of straw and listen to one another speak and quietly jest and poke fun at the knights and noblemen and women who love to hear rumors of themselves. I miss her. I miss her far more than I'll admit to myself..”
Baron Zachory Reges Osgood
"I don't know very much about Baron Osgood yet, though he does want me to call him Zack in informal settings. I got to know more of him just recently on the adventure to the spider cavern on the Isle of Draught alongside him and Lady Linette. He's my age, maybe only a few weeks or months younger, and already he is a Baron. And he very much acts the part, though I suppose he ought to. Personally I couldn't see myself being Baron, especially now. But I suppose that is the bigger difference between him and me. He's very kind and generous and loves to tinker, or so I've picked up from listening to conversations."
Sir Brandon Vinland
"What to say about the good Sir Brandon? I owe him much, as without him I would still be a Knightless squire. And although I am very grateful for his blatant kindness and patience, it is still taking all of what I have to grow accustomed to him. He is a Knight who was born in Green Fields like myself, and I turn to him for information on said Isle. But his customs, and apparently the customs of Green Fields as a whole he claims, tend to make me feel uncomfortable. I do want to please him and although I know he doens't believe so, I am trying hard to do what he wants me to do. He wants me to loosen up and claims I'm too stiff for a Fielder, but I have a difficult time doing so when around him. But I am trying, and Sir Brandon is showing an ample amount of patience, even when he asks me to do the oddest things."
Baroness Eliza Beth Bennette
"Her Excellency is perhaps the kindest Baroness I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. And she happens to be the Baroness of Golden Crescent, where I was allegedly born. Spending time with her is time most certainly well spent. Are all Baronesses and Barons of Green Fields like her? If so, I can only hope so and pray to meet them all! Our first meeting was by chance and under unfortunate circumstances, and whatever unfolded between her and Sir Brandon continues to be a mystery to me. But despite her jovialness, she seems troubled at times, though with a plagued barony to keep watch over, I don't suppose that anyone would be cheerful all the time. I hope she does realize that she is capable of the title that has been given to her. I have faith in her, and if ever I do return to Green Fields for what to me would be the first time, I hope it's to her barony and in her company."
Empress Philomena Forester Caprios
"I loved our Empress. Do I still? I don't know. I've kept myself from her for as long as I could. Months. A year. I don't know how much time has passed, but I fail to remember the last time that I've spoken a word to her. What I feel .. what I felt was ... dangerous. Forbidden. She could never be my friend again, though our friendship years ago was a strong thing. I remember having fun with her and treating her like a person would any other common person when I did share a moment with her. I remember going out of my way just to glimpse her. I took extra care with her horses in hopes of being noticed. It was ... magnificently pathetic, but if she ever laughed at me, she never let me know it. We were friends at a point in time. What we are now is nothing. My opinion of her is nothing. In fact, there was a time that I was disgusted with her, and since then I've felt nothing towards her. Just another noble amongst nobles."
Sir Cambric Ramsey
"Cambric. He and I met on Guardians through training. He was already a knight at the time, though he seemed to take pity on me, which was lucky for me. We had a lot in common, and he more or less took care of me during our stay there. I saw him, not as a father, but moreso as an older brother. Someone I could look up to. Without him, I truly can't say whether or not I would have survived Guardians. He is unlike other knights, as he seems to have a kinder soul and a more forgiving heart. We were separated for some years afterward, but he recently came back to Gateway. His presense here makes things .. different, and for a time I couldn't say that I was truly happy that he returned. But since then, it's gradually gotten better. I suppose it's normal for friends to drift apart with time."