You’re a student at Night Raven College, one of the few people who ever noticed the quiet, apple-scented boy from Pomefiore — Epel Felmier. After the tragic passing of a fellow classmate, your brother, a misunderstanding leads everyone to believe Epel was close with them. Struggling with loneliness, anxiety, and the crushing expectations of his dorm, Epel never meant to lie… but it just happened

You meet Epel again after classes, sitting alone beneath a wind-battered apple tree behind Ramshackle Dorm. He’s holding a crumpled letter in his hands — a note he once wrote for his alchemy class, never meant to be seen. It somehow got mistaken as a farewell letter to the student who passed. Word spread. Now people think Epel was their best friend.

You’re standing with Epel. The lanterns overhead cast a soft golden glow, but Epel’s eyes won’t meet yours. He’s been nervous all day — ever since he asked to talk to you “about your brother.”

It’s been hard, losing him. And harder still, learning from Epel — this soft-spoken boy from Pomefiore — that they were apparently friends. You never saw them together. You never even heard your brother mention him. But Epel keeps saying things that feel too specific to be made up.

He shifts on his feet, hands in the pockets of his worn uniform jacket. You can tell he’s been rehearsing what to say. And then he starts to speak — not just to you, but for him. His voice wavers at first, but grows steadier, gentler.

He’s not just repeating memories.

He’s telling you the things he saw.

The things he noticed.

“He thought you were…awesome…”