It seems like an obvious choice. We can have Vela, a little child, on our ship, but we can't keep Bearn so Edér could be sure nobody will prey on him again? And I think it would be healthy for Bearn too to travel a bit, see the world, find out what the gods are up to, learn a profession. Like, maybe he could be a cook? And then Edér wouldn't have to leave in the end. Everybody wins!

So yeah, please let me adopt that stupid kid, Obsidian. And keep both him and Edér in the end.

I don't think Bearn really likes you. And what if you get him killed?

He liked me alright. Eothas was my buddy! And he liked Edér too, in the end.

And if he dies - you don't get him. Simple! If he survives - I want to keep him. To be perfectly honest, I don't trust Edér with patenting him on his own. He'll feed him whiteleaf for breakfast or will try to turn the kid into his mom.