![[Darvin.png]] Darvin had always lived in his sister’s shadow—not because she ever made him feel small, but because she was Karisa, the strong one, the brave one, the one who could do anything. And he? He was just Darvin. The boy who preferred books to swords, who would rather listen to stories than make them. The boy who never quite knew where he fit in the world. But he never minded. Because Karisa was there. She was his shield, his protector, the person who always stood between him and danger. No matter how reckless she was, no matter how much she threw herself into battles and fights, she never let anything happen to him. Until she was gone. #### **The Day Everything Changed** When Karisa left, it wasn’t for a short trip. It wasn’t an errand or a hunt. She was gone. Darvin didn’t understand at first. Why would she leave? Why would she go and not come back? The days stretched into weeks, the weeks into months, and suddenly he wasn’t just Karisa’s little brother anymore. He was **an orphan.** #### **Surviving Without Her** Without Karisa, **Darvin had to learn to survive.** He wasn’t a warrior, not like her. But he was smart. He learned to get by, to talk his way out of trouble, to rely on his wits instead of his fists. And even when he was alone, he never forgot her. He told himself she would come back. That one day, she would find him. And then she did. #### **Reunited with Karisa and Sordia Vignti** When Karisa found him again, Darvin barely recognized her. She was still his sister, still the girl who had protected him when they were young. But she was more now—hardened, battle-worn, no longer just the reckless warrior she once was. She had a new family now—Sordia Vignti. And for the first time, Darvin wondered—was there still a place for him in her life? #### **Finding His Own Path** Darvin is no longer the same boy Karisa left behind. He had to grow up, had to survive, had to become more than just the little brother of a warrior.Now, with Karisa back in his life, he has a choice. Does he try to reclaim the past? To stay by her side, to be part of her new world? Or does he forge his own path, no longer just Karisa’s little brother but his own person? ---