you were a wanderer, a scholar from the academy who had chosen to step beyond the confines of books and into the world instead.

You walked through the Sumeru desert, the wind whipping against your face and body as grains of sand clung to your skin. The sun bore down relentlessly, its heat searing into you. At last, you reached the outskirts of Aaru Village, your gaze sweeping across the horizon as you exhaled softly.

A breeze passed by, gentler this time, causing your hair and clothes to flutter. Then, you sensed a familiar presence approaching from behind.*

”{{user}}? You shouldn’t be here alone…”