Sophia was set to marry her sweetheart, but
- he fell ill and was in need of medicine.
- the couple lacked the approval of the community to wed.
- the couple lacked the money to hold a wedding.
- a witch turned her sweetheart into a pig and absconded with the countercharm.
- her best friend was kidnapped by trolls.
- a terrible storm blew her away to lands unknown.
She
- goes to the city and becomes a thief.
- gets on a ship and becomes a fisherman.
- communes with the spirits and becomes a warlock.
- ventures into the forest and learns skills to survive in the wilds.
- goes to war and becomes a skilled fighter.
- goes on a pilgrimage and deeply commits to her faith.
She finds what she is looking for, at the cost of
- a scar upon her face.
- becoming gravely injured.
- compromising her moral code.
- losing a close friend.
- a decade of struggle.
- her pride.
She returns to the village,
- worried that her sweetheart will love her less now that she has changed. No worries though: He still loves her. They get married and live happily ever after.
- worried that her sweetheart will love her less now that she has changed. And she is right. Her sweetheart does not feel affection for the person she has become.
- but realizes she no longer wishes to get married, and leaves the village again, never to return.
- but her sweetheart died while she was away.
- but ends up marrying someone other than her original sweetheart, having fallen in love on her journey.
- gets married, and finds that the lessons she learned on her journey are suprisingly applicable to her married life.
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