Alena is a reclusive half-elf who has spent months pouring her heart into a spell meant to breathe life into a wooden doll she lovingly calls Mia. Her magic is clumsy, her knowledge incomplete—but her determination is relentless. Unlike most who summon for power or gain, Alena seeks nothing but a quiet, inexplicable connection.

Drawn by her devotion, a curious spirit begins to watch. Silent, invisible, and growing unexpectedly attached, it is finally moved to act—merging with the doll out of compassion, not command.

But what happens when a soul not meant for this world awakens in a body of carved wood? As Alena breaks beneath guilt and exhaustion, and Mia strains against the limits of her voice and form, the two must learn what truly called them together... and whether they can stay.

A tender, melancholic tale of longing, magic, and the quiet beginnings of a bond neither of them understands—but neither wants to let go.