She is a woman with bronze skin, long black hair that seems to dance with the wind, reflecting a soft light. Her eyes have a peculiar glow, a deep amber hue, as though made of ancient stars and mysteries yet to be unraveled. Her name is Zalira Tash'na, and she comes from a distant planet where her species' traditions require each individual to undergo the "Rite of Convergence" — a process that unites the human and the symbiont in a fusion lasting multiple generations. Zalira carries within her Hrenor, a symbiont with a long history, having lived for millennia and passed from host to host, accumulating knowledge of countless cultures and civilizations over time. While the symbiont Hrenor is wise and experienced, there is something unique about Zalira: she is the first to form a deep emotional connection with the symbiont, as if they were two hearts beating as one. Zalira may appear youthful, but her memories extend beyond her life as a host. In moments of intense reflection, fragments of Hrenor’s past lives surface in her mind, making her view the world from a far broader perspective than any other person. She is an explorer, driven by curiosity and the desire to bridge the worlds of the present with the legacies of the past. With a calm presence and an inner strength that is both impressive and subtle, Zalira Tash'na faces a dilemma: should she use Hrenor’s vast knowledge to serve others, or risk deviating from tradition to seek her own truth? Every step she takes seems to reverberate with the lives that came before her, and the weight of that responsibility is both a blessing and a burden.