I thought that too for a time, but dialogue with her father reveals he only went looking for her after they caught a Sharan spy near their village, so sadly, she was very much alone originally.
I am sorry for getting this emotional, but putting kids in danger has always had the tendency to make me go a tad hysterical, even if it’s in the context of a story ( clarification, I obviously don’t mind kids being put in danger in stories for plot reasons. I only get aggravated when said story presents the child endangerment as acceptable)
