Sorry for and incomplete answer,
Folwren. Eodwine was in his late twenties when he went to war, and lost a son, and daugher, and a wife back at the Gap while he was gone. Sixteen years later now, he is in his early 40s.
Let's wait for Garstan's arrival as it's most likely to be comic relief just before the tension mounts to something really serious.
Dinna fash y'sel', Celuien. We might be thrumming the boards with our fingers, but we'll be nice to you anyway.