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Zarinith was born in the slums of the Zemni Fields where he was abandoned by his biological parents before he even knew them and lived as a street rat the first 8 years of his life. During this time he made a living through stealing and other underhanded methods that he learned from the man he only knew as Rat due to his lifestyle and facial features. Rat was the one who raised Zarinith, or Zarin as he was known back then, as well as many other abandoned children that were all taught to pick pocket and give all their findings to him in which he in turn fed them and gave them shelter. Though there was not always enough food for all the children of course and Rat enjoyed watching them fight for it. Due to this Zarin learned that whoever was stronger deserved the right to eat while those who were weak should rightly starve. Zarin quickly became the best fighter of the children due to him having a sudden growth spurt and genetic blessing him with a very strong body despite him being malnourished most of the time. It was on the streets one day that he several of the older children in that were apart of Rat's house ganged up on him in an alley way where he was skimming through the trash of the richest folks of the Empire. It was here that Zarin fought 3 other boys 3 years older than him and though he lost several teeth and broke most of his fingers he managed to win the fight, but without him realizing it the three older boys had a fourth there just in case something happened. The little boy went to inform one of the guards that Zarin was apparently "killing them" which lead to as Zarin stood over the unconscious three older boys the guard knocked him over the head with the blunt of his sword and dragged him to jail. Being the street rat he was no one listened to his side of the story as he was quickly accused of three charges of attempted murder and was being held trial the following the day as he spent his last night in a prison cell. During the middle of the night Zarin suddenly heard a banging on the bars of his cell as he rolled over and saw a guard with an extremely well dressed man. "Kneel runt your in the presence of nobility, the head of the Van Doren family and he wants to talk to you for Dawn know's why." Zarin keeled on the ground in front of the man as quickly as he could , even though he was a street rat he still knew how important it was to never anger a noble and be as respectful as possible. The man smiled at the child's quick response and motioned to the guard to leave as he said, "That is all we will have this conversation in private." The guard bowed as he went away and handed the man the keys to Zarin's cell. The man looked down at Zarin as if he was inspecting a piece of meat and after a few moments he started asking him many questions like diet, age, weight, parental history, and past criminal history. After answering Van Doren's questions as quickly and brutally honest as he could Zarin was confused by this man's presence here though he knew better than to ask anything himself. The man stood there thinking for a couple of minutes quickly tapping his foot on the ground as Zarin kneel in front of him with his face facing the ground the entire time when finally the tapping stopped and he quietly said,
"What is your name boy?"
"Zarin."
"Hmm a little bit too simple, but that can easily be changed. Tell me Zarin what would you do to escape the deep poverty your were born into?"
"I would not kill anyone who didn't deserve it, but other than that sir I would do anything to be able to live another life."
"Lift your head Zarin I want to see your eyes." Zarin slowly lifted his head as he drew upon all his mental strength to face the man with as much confidence as possible, he didn't know what was going on though he knew this was some kind of test and he for the first time in his life Zarin had hope for his future. What Zarin saw when he lifted his head was two icicle blue eyes that were just as cold and he almost averted the man's gaze instinctively after years of being on the streets the quickest way to gain a noble's anger was to not bow your head as they passed you though the image of the gallows suddenly flashes through his mind and he was determined to see through the man's coldness and see what he wanted from him. After what felt like an eternity the man finally broke his gaze from Zarin as he quickly smiled and said,"Yes I think you should do not one street rat so far has been able to hold my gaze for that long." The man quickly inserted the key and unlocked the door as he swung the door open commented," Zarin Van D-, no no, Zarinith Van Doren welcome to the family, you may call me Aldrich."
 

The Test 

Zarinith was taken out of the prison by Aldrich as if it was an easy thing to do considering all the guards simply bowed to them on their way out. This left a big impression on Zarinith as he thought to himself, "It doesn't matter what a person does if they have enough power or influence to back it up those weaker than them can only look at the ground like a scared kitten." Aldrich lead Zarinith to a luxurious carriage that was pulled by two beautiful stallions and guarded by 4 heavily armored guards wearing the Van Doren crest which Zarinith would later learn is a

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