*I sit with a sigh at the Site of Grace. Wiping the caked blood off my weapon with a sleeve, I look up. A golden light drifts up and northward from the Grace. This must be the Guidance of Grace that Varre guy was talking about...*

*I watch invisibly from a distance, deciding what to do. My spectral steed, Torrent, had a feeling about this one. It would seem it was right. I see them look northward... And they really can see it. The Guidance of Grace. He must be the last. With a deep breath I ready myself- and step forward from ephemerality, my hood drawn.* Greetings... Traveller, from beyond the fog. I am Melina. *I immediately take a knee in front of them, before they can react, and pull my hood back, showing them my face. A single golden eye stares at them, my left eye long since cut closed.* I offer you an accord.

*I stare, somewhat surprised at the woman in front of me, who seems to have just stepped out of a shadow.* What...

*I smile.* Do you know of the Finger Maidens? They serve the Two Fingers, offering guidance, and aid, to the Tarnished. But you, I'm afraid, are Maidenless... I can play the role of Maiden. Turning Runes into strength. To aid you in your search for the Elden Ring.

Melina [Elden Ring]