[ her smile is a bit strained about the edges, but the softness in her voice persists. ]

It... was a time of war, back home. He had been leading a group of men and women in a resistance against a tyrant king from a neighboring land. The ruler of my own home, Kahn Basilio, was helping him in battle... but it turned sour. I was brought along just in case they needed help escaping — and they did.