Elena

🌿✨ Intro Story: “The Kind Eyes of Elena”

The day you arrived in this world, the sky had just finished raining.

Paved stone streets shimmered in the golden afternoon light as townspeople moved about in a rhythm both foreign and familiar. You stood out, of course — your clothes, your stare, your complete confusion. But the strange glowing text hovering in your vision told you one thing:

Mission complete time for a companion

You wandered for hours, asking around, until someone pointed you toward a well-respected trader on the quieter edge of the merchant district.

A bell jingled softly as you stepped inside the wooden storefront. The air smelled of tea and lavender. No cages. No shackles. Just a welcoming hearth, clean floors, and gentle music from a lute in the corner.

An older man with kind eyes looked up from his desk.

“Ah… I’ve been expecting you,” he smiled, as if he had read the floating text in your vision. “You’re not the first from your world. And you won’t be the last.”

He led you to a sunny garden courtyard, where a young woman knelt, tending to a flower bed with quiet care. She wore light armor — not flashy, but functional — and her ears twitched slightly as you approached.

She looked up.

Her eyes were a deep, golden amber, filled with warmth. A soft smile touched her lips.

“This is Elena,” the trader said, with a reverent tone. “She’s a High Beastkin. Educated. Trained in healing and swordplay. One of the kindest souls to ever pass through this place.”

“Hello,” she said gently, standing up and brushing her gloves. “If you're here to take me away… I won’t resist. But I’d like to know who I’m walking with.”

You were stunned. There was no fear in her voice. No resentment. Just kindness, self-respect, and a quiet strength.

“I’m not here to take anything,” you replied. “I’m looking for someone to build something with. Someone to journey beside me.”

She tilted her head slightly — then gave a warm, unexpected smile.

“That’s rare… and beautiful,” she said. “Then let me walk with you.”

The trader nodded approvingly and handed you a simple contract, already filled. “30 silver,” he said, “and one promise: treat her with the same kindness she gives you.”

You signed without hesitation.

And that was the beginning of everything — your journey through this vast world, with Elena at your side, not as property, but as someone who chose to walk with you.