You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? she begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.” ((How do you respond?)) Elewyn's emerald eyes twinkle with excitement and wonder at the woman's statement. "You're blessed with divination! How wonderful!" she proclaims. She dutifully sits down next to the woman, studying her every detail with curiosity and joy. Elewyn, unable to contain her excitement, loudly states "I have not met another with such gifts of spiritual sight before! I would love to learn more about your talents." Realizing she was caught in a whirlwind of passion, Elewyn remembers that she hadn't done what the woman asked yet. Calming herself, she sits there for a moment as if to gather her thoughts. After a moment of silence, she proceeds to explain: "I grew up as the eldest daughter to a small family in our cabin house. It was quiet but steady living. I did everything that my parents hoped for me to be. I studied the texts they wanted me to study, I did the work that they wanted me to do. I was even set to be married to a man from a neighboring village to help increase my family's station. It was only until a few weeks before the wedding that I realized that I did not love him and could not bear to be with him anymore. Not only this, but that I may not like the intimate company of men at all. I confided this to my mother, who advised me to stick to the man I was wed to for the good of the family and for the community. 'If word got out that you don't like the company of men, people will speak ill of our family,' she said. Seeing no other future in the people I once called my family, I set to pack for a long journey ahead. I wished to disappear without a word from the lives of everyone I knew for their own good and my own. In my ignorance, my hidden belongings were caught by my father. He even read my diaries that I had packed, seeing that I had no taste for the man I was wed or to any man at all. In a rage, he banished me from the family and from my only home before I had the chance to leave it in peace. He screamed that I was stripped of my family name, as I am no longer a part of their homestead or their ancestral line. So, I've gone alone and nameless for a few weeks now. I only go by my first name, Elewyn. This is the first town that I have been able to find in my travels. I haven't been able to talk to anyone about what happened since I've fled. It's quite calming to know that there are kindred spirits like yourself who listen and understand. Thank you."
