If she didn't become strong, no one could be strong for her, a fact Lia had recognized from a young age.
But when she arrived in White Dove City, everything changed.
With only a handful of Gold Coins left, Lia found an amnesiac adventurer wandering the streets.
His sister became her best friend, and aside from being unfamiliar with the customs of Cangqing Province, he was adept at everything else, from trivial daily chores to devising strategies for the World Tree, handling hostile adventurers or Magical Creatures with ease.
Lia only had to focus on training, improving her Swordsmanship; she could leave everything else to him.
The adventurer, like a tall wall, protected Lia, then only fifteen, giving her the first taste of reassurance in her life.
Also in White Dove City, Lia received her first birthday gift from someone other than her mother and the first person to bring her strawberry cake every month.