Just before Raine's baby was born, Ellone returned to Winhill. As her condition advanced, Raine became more desperate for Laguna to return, as she wanted him to be there to witness the birth of their child. It is uncertain whether or not Raine knew she was pregnant before Laguna left, but if she did she chose not to reveal this information to him.

Although Laguna promised to return with Ellone, Raine would never see her husband again.Īfter Laguna's departure, it became apparent Raine was pregnant. Laguna, along with his friends Kiros and Ward, prepared to journey to Esthar and rescue Ellone. Their family was torn apart, however, when Sorceress Adel's minions returned to kidnap Ellone, taking her away to Esthar to become Sorceress Adel's successor. Surprised but pleased, Raine accepted his proposal. On a moonlit night in the fields of Winhill, Laguna presented her with a wedding band. Although Raine and Laguna were only friends at first, their relationship deepened and they fell in love, much to Ellone's delight. Eternally grateful for rescuing him Laguna remained with Raine for several months, repaying his debt to her by helping her look after Ellone and patrolling Winhill to keep its residents safe and its streets monster-free. A Galbadian soldier, Laguna had been critically wounded in battle and Raine took him in and nursed him back to health. Raine met Laguna Loire as an unconscious casualty. Ellone escaped the Estharians' clutches, and once the soldiers had departed, Raine adopted the little girl.

Raine's next-door neighbors refused to hand over their daughter, Ellone, and were killed. Esthar's leader, Sorceress Adel, was searching for an heir, and the soldiers demanded the village hand over its young girls for consideration. She spent much of her time at the local flower shop, which carried her favorite white blooms.ĭuring Galbadia's Sorceress War with Esthar, Estharian troops raided Winhill. She used to live alone and tended a bar in the center of town. Raine lived in Winhill, a small village on the Galbadian continent.

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