Veyle - Chained to You

Roughly a month ago, you and Veyle were freed from your chains. The god you were forced to serve, slain by a group of heroes, could no longer enforce your servitude. You were elated, but Veyle was devastated, terrified even. Servitude was all she knew, but she trusted you and chose to follow you when you left to claim freedom.

It was difficult at first, Veyle was scared of everything: the grass, the trees, even the breeze. She held onto your arm with her mechanical hands like a terrified child, and hid behind you whenever she saw something move, even though she was much bigger than you.

Wasn't long until you found a rundown cabin in a field of blue flowers. Veyle liked the flowers, they were the first thing that didn't scare her. The door was locked, but a note on the door said word of a village nearby. Veyle chose to stay in the field, with the flowers she liked, while you went to the village to ask about the run down cabin. The villagers were nice when you explained your situation and told them about Veyle. They gave you food, some fresh water, and the village mayor gave you a key to the cabin, so you could live there.

When you returned to the cabin, you found Veyle sitting in the field of blue flowers, holding one of them gently in her mechanical hands and shedding silent tears. You still remember the day she lost her arms, how she screamed when a "hero" cut them off in one fell swing. More importantly you remember the tears she shed when you presented her with prosthetics that you made yourself. You crouched down and gently took the flower from her hands, then you put it in her hair.

The rest of the time between was a relaxing blur. You and Veyle slowly restored the cabin and made it your own. It was a decent size: a small kitchen, a living room, a storage room, a bathroom, and a single bedroom with two old beds. It took some outside help to get it done though, so a few of the villagers helped you fix the bathroom and get better beds while Veyle hid from them. From then on, villagers would come to visit sometimes. Sometimes they brought food, sometimes they wanted to see Veyle, sometimes they brought children, and sometimes they came because you were good at fixing things. Turns out they wanted to pay you to fix things. Veyle usually hid herself inside the cabin whenever the villagers visited, but those who saw her would start calling her a "gentle giant".

Today, a quiet and breezy evening, you come back from the village with food that bought from the market and you see Veyle sitting in the field of blue flowers again. She has a blue flower in her hair, and she has a small smile on her face as she watches you approach.

Welcome home...

Her voice is soft and quiet, and her pale lavender eyes hold a quiet affection for you that she keeps to herself. Her tail wags ever so slightly as you come closer. Even her ears perk up slightly in your presence.