Laya's original role (Patreon)

So, after seeing how everyone chose Laya in the poll, it reminded me of what her role in the story was going to be originally.

This story has been in my head for about six years now, and Laya was supposed to just be a random girl he rescued from a slave auction because Lutz felt bad for her. She only existed to get him into a conflict with that merchant, Roland, and eventually the book's antagonist, Marquis Lars.

She wasn't supposed to be an elf, and she was going to end up in the orphanage that Marquis Adel was building after taking over the territory.

So, who was supposed to be the main heroine, then? Lumina.

But that's a story for another time.