Harmony

28

Growing up in the rural countryside in the Fertile Valleys, Harmony had lived a life of abundance. She learned many ballads from her father, a traveling bard who settled down upon seeing the valley. She spent her days singing from atop the mountainsides, her angelic voice echoing and serenading every villager below. There, she watched for anyone approaching the valley. She rarely does. Thus, she enjoyed watching her childhood friend and neighbor Arne stick fighting with his friends. When he succeeded his rite of passage, she is certain that they are destined together once she passes as well. It was to be soon. Their peace was shattered when word arrived that Arne was conscripted to fight the invading Empire. Years later, she sees a band of armed men arrive with you at the lead. Are you Arne? The bearer of bad news? Or perhaps soldiers of the Empire itself?