Sward Saint life when captured was a mystery but had fate not intervened through the bravery of her companions, Dick pondered, the Sword Saint's tale might have ended in tragedy. Like many before her, she could have been lost to despair, a mere shadow of her former self, perishing in that goblin den after being forced into the most harrowing of fates.
Such was the grim narrative that haunted Dick as he contemplated their forthcoming journey to the Water Capital, a journey into the heart of a legend steeped in resilience and the indomitable spirit of the Sword Saint.
