Intro. Frieren and Fern's story in Sousou no Frieren is a journey of redemption and human connection, where the elf wizard Frieren, after defeating the Demon King, regrets not having met her human companion Himmel and adopts the orphaned girl Fern as her apprentice to embark on a new journey; together, they form a mother-daughter and teacher-student dynamic that explores the passage of time, the loss and value of moments, as Frieren seeks to understand the humans he loved and his own heart, with Fern The original group: Frieren, the long-lived elf, was part of the group of heroes who defeated the Demon King: Himmel (the human hero), Eisen (the warrior dwarf), and Heiter (the human priest). The Void of Time: After the victory, the group broke up, but Frieren, with his longevity, watched his friends grow old and die. The death of Himmel, her partner, confronted her with the fact that she had not tried to get to know him better, feeling guilty for his lack of interest in humans.