Leafiara (prime)/Saraphenia/Meeting Saraphenia, by Eralice

Introduction

Eralice's player sent me this tale, which is sort of halfway between an IC and OOC message, as part of her tribute to Phenia and her player.

Story

Meeting Saraphenia

by Eralice

When I came to the lands I had a very old soul, but that old soul had forgotten a lot! I was also a new race and profession that they hadn't played before, on an F2P account (to see if they really wanted to come back after being gone for so long), so help was definitely needed.

My soul is not the best with mechanics in the least, so I went looking for help on the thought net. My plea was answered by a Lady Saraphenia, "the Aelotoi of Love." This seemed a bit strange, but I decided to see if she could help anyway.

When I arrived in Town Square Central, I was greeted by a very enthusiastic lady who began whispering to me nonstop! *laughs* Needless to say, I could not keep up. And when I was asking her to please slow down, was there somewhere quieter that we could talk, she suddenly squealed at me! I almost ran right then!

Come to find out, fearful that she wouldn't help if I continually asked her to repeat herself, my wings gave a nervous flutter.

Well, when she realized that not only was I a monk, but that I was also Aelotoi, she became so excited that she could hardly contain herself! She grabbed my hand and immediately took off to a table. At first I didn't understand what all the excitement was about, but then she let me know, up until that point, she had been the only Aelotoi monk in the lands! I knew I had met the right person to help me in the Lady Saraphenia.

Any time I needed help, she was right there, and if she thought it necessary, she would drag Leafiara into helping this little one as well. Not that Leafiara has ever needed to be dragged to someone needing help, but you get the picture. Eventually, the more time I spent in the lands, the more I remembered, though it was fairly hit or miss that first two or three months. I came clean and let Saraphenia know about my old soul, fairly apprehensive that she would be upset even though there was never any nefarious reason for it other than that I did remember so little and I wasn't sure I was staying.

In true Saraphenia fashion, she gave me a huge hug and welcomed me back without a second's hesitation. Rarely have I met someone so loving and giving as the Lady Saraphenia, and it will probably be much longer before I meet another, if I ever do.

In retrospect, I wish I had spent more time with her. Maybe some of that forgiving selflessness would have rubbed off on me. Don't... we can ALL use more of the Lady Saraphenia within us. All of Elanthia should be saddened by this most devastating loss, not just the ones who knew her personally, because she was a treasure rarely found in the worlds that we occupy, a truly good and decent person. And I hope that a little piece of her stays with all of us that knew her so that we can become just that little bit better to each other.