An outsider and a fierce warrior in her own right, Elpida first

             met Kallistos when he attempted to take fruit from her stand

              in the village – and she stopped him.

 

                                                             Cloaked, so that he didn’t know her

                                                                 identity, she put up a valiant fight,                                                                            matching him in skill and                                                                                        determination. Only in defeat did

                                                                   he discover that she was a woman.

 

                                                                      From that moment on, she

                                                                        quickly became important to

                                                                          him – not only as a confidant,

                                                                            but as someone who would

                                                                              challenge both his heart

                                                                                and his loyalty.