The Unseen Concert

On the evening of the 12th of Ember in the 4557th year of the Silioric Calender, Glandria Dawnglow took the stage in the plaza of West Aquife. She stood atop the wooden platform alone. As she pulled the bow of her violin for the first note, the beautiful melody of her heart sprung forth. After about three songs, she looked out to see the empty plaza. She had been sure to post the concert around town, but she had no attendants to her concert. In truth, no one saw her play, and in turn, no one saw her cry. As she wept, she continued to play a repetitious sorrowful tune for hours. She cried into her violin while playing it in her disparaged concert. As she put pure emotion into her Music, she failed to notice the transformation her violin was undertaking. The instrument now showed blue streaks along where Glandria's tears had fallen. After laying on the platform for many hours, a few kind strangers spoke with Glandria, comforting her and showing that her heart was more important than the attention she could gander. Although this did not heal her broken heart, she was comforted for the time. She named her violin, Tearstain, and began travelling beyond Aquife.

This was the beginning of her melancholy practice of playing her violin in secluded spots around Havenkol.