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I have always thought Ellone to be a fascinating and charming character, and she has never for a moment ceased to be one of my favourites. Her relentless hopefulness and determination is inspiring. Somehow, after all of the loss that she has suffered in her life, Ellone manages to keep on smiling and loving like there's no tomorrow.

I wanted to show the world that I have nothing but the utmost adoration for this character, and a shrine seemed the perfect way to do it. I had just completed my long-running project Retrospect and was bored, with nothing to do but surf Amphisbena and watch TV. It had been a very long time since I had really seriously worked on any shrines, and the thought of starting a new one intrigued me. It was decided; I would be making a shrine.

There were two candidates for this future shrine, both characters who I cherished, from games which I loved very much. The first was Link, the hero of the Legend of Zelda series, and I'm sure you can guess who the second contestant was. It was an easy decision however, once I realized how very many high quality Link shrines were already in existance and how few there were to Ellone.

Thus, on August 23rd 2006, Dearest was born.

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