The what if backstory
In his younger years, after being left at the Forgotten Knight by his parents which he has never seen again, Castiel spent his childhood scrubbing tables and serving drinks to all kinds of Ishgardians. The Brune was where he would spend most of his life considering a small xaela child was extremely rare in the streets of Ishgard. He would receive many weird stares and would hear whispers as citizens walked past him “What is that?” “Is it a dragonkin?” “It surely must be dangerous”, His caretakers which were the employees of the bar sometimes had to step in for the child “Sir I can assure you he will do no harm, please accept your drink” Many would look with disdain and accept the drink they already paid for, some simply refused it no matter what.
