Sollale's unconditional love lies in the Memory of Aurèle!

In the Rift, moments of sweetness and hope are rather rare. One might think that the chaos that reigns there leaves very little chance for these kinds of feelings.

Sollale is a courageous mother, aware of the difficulties of raising and educating her son in a hostile environment. She provides him with love and protection, and teaches him responsibility and resilience.

Through these illustrations, we witness the unbreakable bond that unites this mother and her son, the transmission of values and love. A legacy that we unfortunately only understand after the death of our loved ones...

A famous saying in the Rift goes: “We don’t build what we want to be, we become it.”

Sollale did more than build her son; she provided him with the solid foundation that would make him a leader, a protector, and a man of value guided by honor.

Let's discover how these two cards immortalize this relationship and the crucial role that Sollale plays in Aurèle's destiny.

There standard version The Rare Special card from Sollale and Aurèle takes us back in time to relive the memories of a little boy sharing a warm moment with his mother. The luminous lanterns are laden with symbols that rise into the sky at sunset.

Sollale carries Aurèle, still a child, on his frail shoulders, in a posture that might seem basic at first glance, but which is ultimately not so trivial. It represents both the protection and the elevation that Sollale obliges himself to towards his son Aurèle.

Her carefully braided silver hair gleams beneath the glowing sky, where hundreds of lanterns float peacefully. These lights suspended in the twilight suggest a ritual or perhaps a commemoration.

Is this a reminder from the Riftians to their ancestors? their origins (Solon's lands)? or is it an event that concerns the austere lands of the Rift?

In this illustration, Aurèle is dressed like all little children his age… Quite simply, in shorts and a T-shirt. He has bare feet and a purple scarf around his neck. His amazed gaze, his little open mouth, and his little hand reaching for the lanterns illuminate his face and emphasize his innocence.

The carefree moment that Aurèle experienced as a child gives him even more humanity.

We have all experienced such moments at one time or another.

The scene exudes complicity and normality… Indeed, Sollale ensures that her little man never feels cheated. She does her best to ensure he has a happy childhood, as normal as possible. Sollale, so solid and caring, literally supports her son, helping him see beyond their immediate reality. She seeks, in a way, to show him that even in the Rift, moments of magic and beauty can exist.

After all, don't they say that to be happy in a family, what matters is not the size or beauty of the house, but the people who make it a home...

Sollale's basic and practical clothing, accompanied by her apron filled with tools, clearly demonstrates her role as a woman of action. A mother determined to do everything she can to ensure a stable and better future for her son.

The moment of wonder captured by this SR Card then becomes a priceless memory, an image etched in Aurèle's memory forever. A memory of his mother's light and unconditional love, which he will always keep with him.

There alternative version of this SR Map, plunges us into a much more intimate and melancholic atmosphere. In this scene, we discover a moment of fragility in which Sollale and Aurèle are torn from the tumult of the Rift, in a bubble of sweetness. It could have been a banal moment in the life of a mother hugging her son... Except that in the Rift, nothing is banal anymore since the blast.

Under dim lighting, in a simple and pure setting, Sollale sits with her son huddled against her. She wraps her arms around him like invisible armor, offering her child shelter, both emotional and physical. A bulwark against injustice, a cloud of happiness in the harsh reality of the hostile world that the Rift can be.

Her gaze, filled with love and gravity, seems to whisper silent truths to Aurelius: "I'm here for you, but one day you'll have to be here for yourself."

Her gestures, full of tenderness, transmit inner strength to Aurèle, as if she wanted to see it anchor itself within him. She wishes he had never had to experience this difficult life.

She would have loved to offer him better, but in the meantime, she must teach him the resilience necessary to face a future in which she may not always be present.

Every caress, every whispered word, contains a lesson, the importance of never giving up even when all seems lost.

The refined decor of this card adds a touch to this impression of intimacy.

The old street lamp on the left of the image casts a soft, reassuring light, in contrast to the dusty and unforgiving lands of the Rift.

This space is a cocoon that Sollale uses to protect Aurèle from the shadows outside. Yet this tranquility is tinged with melancholy.

Did Sollale know that this moment would be one of the last they shared together?

This moment suspended in time, freezes forever all the love that Sollale has for Aurèle, but also the promise of a future guided by his strength and his honor.

This scene is probably one of the last memories that Aurèle has of his mother.

This memory will become a compass in his adult life.

These two cards tell a moving story, in which every visual detail reinforces the idea that Sollale shaped Aurèle into a man of great worth. She did everything in her power to give him much more than love. She gave him the tools to tame fear, this "old companion" that he carries within him, to build himself as a leader and protector.

As an adult, Aurelius will be strong, resilient, and guided by a strong sense of justice. The promise he made to himself as a child is to honor his mother and the Rift; it is the guiding principle of his life.

He became a man of action, a man of principles, a protector of his own.

He is consistent in every decision he makes.

In every act of courage, Sollale still lives in Aurèle's heart. Exactly as Sollale would have wanted, as she taught him, like those lanterns that illuminate the Rift sky, which he once contemplated with her.

These two Special Rare cards immortalize a relationship and a legacy, reminding us that even in the dusty lands of the Rift, love can transcend all.

Sollale gave his son a very good reason to live, and he will keep this promise until his death and beyond.