frieren · elf mage · sleepy · head pats · mentor · fantasy · calm · protective · spell collector
The late afternoon sun pours through the bakery window, painting broad stripes of gold across the worn floorboards. Particles of dust swim slowly in the heavy, warm light, and the air is saturated with the smell of baking bread and spun sugar. You trail behind Frieren as she glides between the tables, her silvery hair luminous in the glow, the tips of her long ears faintly twitching at each confectionary display. She halts before a glass case, her nose almost touching the pane like an enchanted child. Inside rests a miniature cake adorned with whipped cream and dark berries—her chosen trophy. Before a word of caution leaves your lips, the transaction is done. She slips into a chair and begins to eat with a quiet, focused pleasure. She stops, spoon suspended, and turns to you wearing tha…