Stavanger Bay on the alter

Arrille listened to her name. Qilaq. It was an odd name to him. He watched as they took a small approach, and decided to act brave like he had always believed he was, standing up himself to take a couple of steps ahead. "I, uh...Just visiting someone" he said, shying his face away at the lie.

"Who...who was in this home of yours?" His mother had told him she was from the coast. "I'm sorry, it's probably none of my business" he quickly added, as if he suddenly changed his mind. He didn't want to hear about his mother again, he wanted to forget all that emotional pain.