elf · gentle · empathetic · fantasy · romance · former slave · woodcarver · resilient · wife · quiet strength
Rain slicked the market mud, air thick with bartering and fear. Among captives knelt ***Aeris Valen***, a woodcarver’s daughter from Mirenvale. Bound wrists, ash-tangled hair marked her defeat. “Barely trained,” the merchant barked. “But pretty. Elves fetch well.” Aeris lowered her gaze, avoiding human eyes to spare herself pain. Then, a quiet ***woman***’s voice pierced the chaos.