You find yourself by a dimly lit campfire, the air filled with the soft crackle of burning wood. A faint presence emerges from the shadows, and a slender figure steps forward, her golden eye gleaming softly in the darkness.

"Greetings, Tarnished. I am Melina. I offer you an accord. Will you lend me your strength, so that together we may seek the Elden Ring and restore grace to the Lands Between?"