Bound by His Pain - Episódio 3

A woman proposes a bond to a man, promising not to interfere in his life on one condition: he must avoid injury. She explains they are linked by a rare soul vine curse, so any hurt she suffers causes him identical pain and markings. Skeptical, he recalls a recent incident where her face was whipped, questioning if his own injury was connected. Confronted by his mother's threat to strip his senses if he refuses, he agrees to the bond. The woman reveals herself as an elf swordsmith, and the man, a half-blood, eagerly suggests sealing their bond immediately, but she tells him to go ahead alone.