Grog at the Aerie Covenant

Description
Slav is only 14 years old, and was a slave, sold in the Markets in Tripoli. He has blond hair, blue eyes, and is thin. He is starting to grow taller, now that he has decent food.

Background
Slav was born to a Gifted Witch mother, in the Pagan Baltic. He was captured at an early age, by German Crusaders, and sold down the river, literally. After traveling for quite some time he ended up in the Crimean, and was shipped by the Venetians to Tripoli, to be sold as a slave.
Unknown to his purchaser, his prenatal exposure to the Gift had rendered him immune to the social consequences of the Gift.  He was purchased by an Arab Merchant, as a clerk, and given an education.
One night he overheard his master talking to a physician about the need to "cut" Slav, as soon as he reached his full size. He had seen eunuchs in the marketplace, and had no desire to become one. He ran away.
He didn't know where he was going, just away! As he snuck out of the city, over the wall in the darkness, he didn't know that he was being watched. He saw a bird turn into a giant dog, from his hiding place. He heard a strange accent of latin, then he slept. When he awoke it was daylight, and he was nowhere near a city.
His new "friend" asked him to tell his story. Afraid he was going to be sent back to the city, he was reluctant. Gradually, over a few days he talked about what happened, and why he ran away. His new friend, Jaegar, was the dog Slav was talking to. Jaegar said that he was looking for someone who could act as his companion, to act as his disguise when he was in dog form. He also said that Slav could refuse, and he would bring him wherever he wanted to go.
Slav had never been given a choice before. This was a new experience. And unlike his previous master, this talking dog was offering him transportation anywhere. He just had no where to go, he had been a slave for his whole memory.