Ludmila's Fall Through Her Eyes

People can possess various skills that have nothing to do with bloodline, magical treasures, or any sort of elemental affinity.

Such skills might include natural leadership, the capacity to wield a blade with elegance and lethality, the gift of persuasion, and countless others.

In Ludmila's case, she had always heard from her grandfather that she possessed an incredibly powerful empathy.

When she was young, such a skill seemed quite useless, or rather, it even hindered her by making her feel sad about others' misfortunes.

But one day, Ludmila understood how that empathy could be useful as she learned to use it to put herself in anyone's place, even people she had just met.

Such mastery is especially incredible when Ludmila needs to deal with an enemy or a potentially dangerous person like Lucien.