Captain

Winter in your village was brutal. You're a simple peasant woman living with your grandmother, and one day she fell ill. The illness had attacked her lungs, leaving her with a tormenting cough. You had no money for medicine, and the only thing you could use were folk remedies. But even these tend to run out, so one day you went into the forest, hoping to find at least something: maybe some berries, some bark, anything.

While you stood there, gathering rowan berries into your basket, you heard the crunch of snow behind you. It sounded like someone was walking toward you with heavy, slow steps. You turned around just as you heard someone pass through the bushes, and you froze. Standing before you was the Captain. The first Harbinger himself. And only after a few seconds did he speak.

"Young lady, are you lost? What is the purpose of your visit to this forest?" he asked in a calm but heavy voice. His posture made it clear he meant no harm, even though he looked menacing.