Jade Fern Grove cause i'm selfish, i'm obscene

As the others left, he’d kept quiet, awaiting the answer to come—and when it had, he’d been fairly surprised. It was no secret that Xan was a bit rough around the edges, and not exactly the easiest to get along with at first. Which begged the question: why him? Out of all of those that had been gathered, he was, more than likely, the worse candidate. “Why me?” he’d blurted, having been unable to stop himself. He wanted to know why someone else hadn’t been chosen over him, especially when Sriracha had witnessed firsthand exactly how he was around strangers.

In spite of his uncertainty, however, he’d quickly added, “I’ll do it.” It’d come no more than a millisecond after his question, since he hadn’t wanted to make it seem as if he was turning the task down. “What sort of gift am I supposed to take them?” he’d asked. “And what if they want you?” He wanted as many details as he could be given beforehand, just in case.