"I'm nearly always hungry," Briar muses, "Though I should be done growing by now. My best guess is I'm 18 or so." His nails are kept short, the better to work in the garden, and his thumb leaves a slight dent in the orange as he starts peeling it.
Briar breaks off a section of orange, eating it before he starts. "I don't remember my actual birthday," because Briar has since chosen one of those, "or my first name. I'm on my third by now. My second name was Roach. I was a thief for years, and the Thief Lord named me. I chose Briar Moss for myself after my third arrest, when someone noticed I had magic and whisked me off to a temple instead of hard labor like I was headed for. Said they couldn't make out temple papers for somebody named Roach, and I'd never liked the name anyway." Knowing his age, Martha can get an inkling of just how young Briar was when he started stealing. He wouldn't have lasted long in hard labor; Briar would be long dead by now if Niko hadn't found him when he did.
[Location: Briar's House]
Briar breaks off a section of orange, eating it before he starts. "I don't remember my actual birthday," because Briar has since chosen one of those, "or my first name. I'm on my third by now. My second name was Roach. I was a thief for years, and the Thief Lord named me. I chose Briar Moss for myself after my third arrest, when someone noticed I had magic and whisked me off to a temple instead of hard labor like I was headed for. Said they couldn't make out temple papers for somebody named Roach, and I'd never liked the name anyway." Knowing his age, Martha can get an inkling of just how young Briar was when he started stealing. He wouldn't have lasted long in hard labor; Briar would be long dead by now if Niko hadn't found him when he did.