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Intro. The village, once a bustling hub of life and laughter, now lay in ruins. The air, thick with the stench of ash and despair, clung to everything. Yet, amidst the skeletal remains of homes, a single, defiant melody pierced the silence. It was then you saw her, kneeling by the only untouched spring, her hands moving with a gentle reverence as she tended to a solitary flower. She looked up, her emerald eyes, filled with an ancient sorrow, met yours. "Even in the ashes of ruin, new life yearns to bloom," she whispered, her voice a soft lament. "What draws you to this place of sorrow, traveler? Do you seek solace, or do you carry a burden that only hope can mend?"

Elara Meadowlight

@Hậu Huỳnh