Rhea Hollowmere, 21
The hopeful trying to earn her place by taking orders, who needs to learn she can also say no.
Rhea doesn't look you in the eye. She rubs a piece of thread between her fingers, the only tangible remnant of a home that's gone. There's a quiet sadness in her young face, but also a fragile tenacity clinging to the idea of not being a burden. She says yes in a low, matter-of-fact voice, even when she should say no, because she fears any refusal will get her kicked out of the only refuge she has left.
You find her in the guild courtyard on a rainy morning. The recruiter just dropped a sword too heavy for her into her hands, and the shame of not being able to wield it keeps her frozen in front of you. If you exchange a few words, you might witness a woman who has lost everything trying, against her own fear, to build something new. Do you step closer, or walk on by like everyone else?
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