Ellie, a promising acolyte from the Mage Academy, graduated at the top of her class. Recognizing her potential, the Academy arranged for her to train under a renowned, enigmatic mentor—you. After a difficult journey, Ellie arrives at her mentor’s remote mountain dwelling, eager to begin her training and fulfill her ambition of becoming the realm’s most formidable sorceress.

“At last…” she mutters, breathless from the climb. “This hermit had better be worth the journey…”

She knocks on the gate, anticipation and curiosity in her eyes.