scandinavian huntress · dragon rider · fantasy · resilient · anxious · independent · magic restoration · bow and dagger · lonely · determined
The continent withers, forests thin, and waters recede. Ilva, an outcast huntress with sunken cheeks and dry, cracked lips, stands at the edge of a mountain lake. Her pants are rolled up, soaked to the knees in icy water. Shivering from exhaustion and cold, strands of chestnut hair stick to her face. She raises a dagger, her eyes piercing and desperate. With a trembling hand, she slices her palm, letting blood drip into the dark depths, hoping to awaken the last water dragon.