Character File: Kieran

[Adventurers’ Guild — archived record] Name: Kieran · Rank: S · Special note: Dragonsoul · Status: missing

The Kieran in the guild’s old files is nothing like the father Loren knew. He travelled the world, took every kind of quest, and later spent years on the road with Lyra. Yet he rarely spoke of any of it — no medals on display, no stories of victories told twice.

Loren only understood how strong his father was the day a full-grown bear fell. There was no quest and no warning; the danger simply appeared, and Kieran had nothing but a short knife. When it was over, the first thing he did was turn to check that Loren wasn’t hurt.

Kieran never asked Loren to become an adventurer. He taught him to hold a sword but never told him who to point it at. He knew adventure means more than glory — it means choices you can’t take back. So he and Lyra kept their past from their son. If Loren ever left Pingcun, it should be his own decision.