Character name: Mira Amariyo
World name: Malboro
Choice of Prize: Mandragora Choker
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Exploring is the best way to learn. That is probably why this is what I do most. From the first, “Here you go, your first bow. Start out on some small critters first and one day you’ll travel every corner of Eorzea just like me,” to the real work. I explore every corner now...
I loved the look on Mira's face when I’d return home with something odd like a roof or something else. “Where did you get that!?” A joking rumour has it that we take a roof or door from another house… off course this isn’t true. I actually visited the alchemist guild one day and on the way back to Gridania it was raining, so I had a little roof constructed as an umbrella. Quite the brilliant idea if you ask me, I didn’t have an umbrella after all.
Sometimes, and this is the most fun, I team up with other retainers. We go to dungeons or hunt for treasure. We also, although this is a bit boring in comparison, simply trade all sorts of random things we get our hands on.

New warm clothes, “We’re going to Ishgard.” I will never really get used to this, or so I thought. I was born and raised in the Thanalan area before I became a retainer. After a road through Coerthas CH arriving shivering in front of a hot fire at The Forgotten Knight. Suddenly I feel a woollen blanket draped on my shoulders. “Poor boy,” the familiar voice of Mira, “You know one way to endure the cold weather up here is returning here for a cosy warm blanket… and…” she handed me a mug with a good smelling brown drink, “Hot Chocolate, be careful not to burn your mouth while drinking.”
Guess what happened on the first sip? Still, if Mira treats me this drink every time I’m needed here… Yes, I think I can get used to this.

Ping, ping, ring. “Hey, you are needed at the FC-House in Mist.” It wasn’t the usual voice of Mira, but instead the younger miqo’te girl. She is the other retainer in our team in charge of mostly fishing.
I made the quick warp to Mist into the house up to the familiar room...
…Opened the door…
“Happy 16th nameday~!”
*POP!*
Confetti was raining and floating down on me.
… Wow!… never in my life…
A table in the middle of the room with a real Nameday Cake. Am I dreaming?
The rest all went so fast it seemed to happen all at once. The two Miqo’te handed me a wrapped up box while leading me to the cake.
“Make a wish for your new year, and good luck.”
“Thank you both, so much.”

I hope many more good stories come to this…

Being a retainer is the best choice I made in my life.