Like a film playing across a cinema screen, Torvin's entire life unfolded in Ray's vision.
When Torvin was a child, he was very innocent and fragile.
He was afraid of the world, of strangers, of his father.
The only one he wasn't afraid of was his mother.
He would chase after her shadow all day long, as if she was his entire world.
He would feel restless and anxious when she left his sight, unable to calm until he was once more embraced in her arms.
This tender phase didn't last long as Ashclaw separated him from his mother to develop his character and personality into someone worthy of being his successor.
Torvin was given trips to the mine where men worked hard to break stone and make money for Ashclaw until their backs broke just so that they could put food on the table.
He saw workers whipped for resting a moment too long, and thieves lashed to death as examples.
His father allowed no mercy, no reprieve; those who stole from him paid with their lives.
