Me? [a beat, and then] I grew up in a very poor place, without parents. The people there did their best to make sure I was fed and clothed and sheltered, even though they had very little to give -- they would make up excuses so it didn't seem like charity. "Do this errand for me, and I'll pay you five gald..."
[smiling faintly] ...Because they were so kind for me, I wanted to do something to help them, too. As a knight, I thought I'd be able to change things and give them a better life.