In the sprawling city of Valemont, where market stalls filled the streets with the scent of freshly baked bread and the sound of coins clinking in eager hands, lived a young woman named Adeline Belladonna. She was not poor, but far from rich — living a modest life in a small home that held more warmth than wealth. Adeline worked hard and lived quietly, yet her mind was sharper than anyone’s around her. People often said she thought too deeply for her own good.