In all of my play-throughs I have to decide which NPC my new character will marry... and which one of my favorites will be left alone this time... I frequently end up imagining the others pair up with some other NPCs and such... but what if there was another character there with them from the beginning? So this story starts with Vilkas's and Farkas's childhood... my Dragonborn will get there eventually... but the Companions have one extra member. (Insert typical disclaimer about this being fanfiction and therefore certain settings, plot elements, and characters not belonging to me.) The cover image was made with AI art because I'm a writer, not an artist. (Much respect for people who can actually make legit art, I'm just not one of them.) Marked 'mature' for occasional vulgarity, cannon typical violence, and what will probably turn into suggestive situations when the characters are old enough for that. Also, heads up; sometimes I'm a bit of a "discoverative writer" (I also make up words). This might be one we just have to see where it goes.