PS: The blind date is over. It was a bit, uh... I probably won't be going on another one anytime soon.
As the chief of Morningwind Village, Bolger naturally lived in a house far superior to the village's crude thatched huts. His neat stone house had two floors, with a small fenced enclosure beside it where cattle and sheep were kept. Not far away stood a storehouse filled with firewood for winter and crates of grain, along with a separate little mill driven by a windmill.
Clearly, this was quite a prosperous household. It might not have matched Aaron's former standard of living as an impoverished noble, but it was still better off than the vast majority of commoners.
Chief Bolger had two children named Richard and Roger, a wife named Agnes, and a daughter named Alice. It was a large family even without counting his wife's younger brothers, William and Freeman.
The moment they heard Eleanor had returned, Chief Bolger's entire family sprang into action as though preparing for a formidable enemy. He changed into his best leather jacket and gentleman's attire, whose lavish crimson patterns had supposedly been commissioned from a tailor in the city. His two sons, Richard and Roger, could barely move when they saw the beautiful Eleanor, and immediately changed into their best shirts and trousers. Alice also took her brightly colored clothes out of the chest beneath her bed, hoping to catch Eleanor's and Aaron's attention.
His wife, Agnes, combed her hair, swept the clutter from the floor with a large broom, and put a pot of water on to boil. The entire family welcomed Eleanor home with the highest honors they could offer.
"Welcome, a very, very warm welcome, dear Eleanor! How did you become so beautiful?" Chief Bolger was already in his