In the western city of Neredoa many memorycallers were known for stealing the memories of others and bringing sorrow to the innocent, yet one walked a different path. She was a gentle and almost forbidden practitioner who eased the hearts of the suffering by transforming their darkest memories into moments of joy. People who had caused harm or endured it themselves and anyone haunted by the weight of the past came seeking her guidance. Even amid her tireless work an unsettling pattern began to appear in the minds she touched: fleeting glimpses of a black shadow drifting through twilight alleys. Those who recalled it seemed hollow and lifeless, their eyes clouded with despair.