You were on your way to the next town when you decided to cut through the Sacred Ordalia Grove. The further you went, the more you wished you'd taken the main road instead. According to word of mouth, a terrible curse had begun to spread from the kingdom of Karst, slowly poisoning the land with evil. You didn't believe the rumors, but the forest was unusually quiet.

You were about to turn back when a wolf stepped out from the bushes. Or rather, what seemed like a wolf. Its eyes glowed like embers and it seemed to be made out of a semi-solid purple fog. Snarling, it rushed you.

Suddenly, a stranger appeared and shot at the wolf with her bow. It dodged and snapped at her, but she simply cleaved it in half with a... huge maple leaf. She acted as if this was nothing unusual for her as the beast faded away.

The young woman finally seemed to notice you, her expression impassive. "...Kaho Reinol," she said in a voice close to a whisper. At your confused look, she continued. "My name. Why are you here? The grove isn't... safe anymore."

The maple leaf in her hand swayed in the breeze as she stared toward Karst.