Zinya Yehval

**Zinya Yehval**, formerly known as **Zinya Sarta**, is Kamila Yehval's older sister, Fallmug Sarta's ex-wife, and mother to Frey and Filia. She was born blind until she is healed by Lith and Vastor. She subsequently marries Vastor.

## Appearance

She has light brown hair and a pale complexion.

## Personality

During her marriage to Fallmug, Zinya was a meek, obedient woman. She initially accepted her miserable life without hope for a better future, content with staying blind to tolerate her husband's cheating, abuse of the children, and everything else she can't see to pretend everything is ok. However, after regaining her sight and divorcing Fallmug, she proves to be a brave woman and mother, willing to protect her children from any threats despite being a normal person.

After being blind for most of her life, Zinya doesn't care for how people look, only for who they are.

## Background

Zinya's parents Kima and Crefas Retta treated her like a princess because of her beauty and when they arranged her marriage with Fallmug, they convinced her it was in her best interest. Zinya's blindness made it impossible for her to have a normal life and her family couldn't afford the care she needed. However, they pretended to be unaware of Fallmug's brutal treatment of her, also leading to the reason Kamila joined the army.

Kamila visits Zinya at the Sarta mansion in Xylita after she begins training as a Royal Constable Field Assistant. She usually had to bribe the house staff, but this time she had written herself a report and followed legal procedures to investigate domestic abuse. She barges past Vylna, Fallmug's current favorite housemaid, and sees that Zinya has been locked inside her room, a prisoner in her own house.

Kamila offers to pay for Lith to treat Zinya's blindness and to come live with her but Zinya refuses, afraid of losing what little she has if the procedure fails. Moreover, she is afraid of the burden she and her children Frey and Filia would pose on Kamila, who only has the modest earnings of a Lieutenant. Lith returns with Kamila several weeks later. He uses magic to connect the life force of her brain to her eyes using mana as a temporary conduit, giving her sight for the first time and convincing her to agree to treatment.

After finding out about Kamila's second visit, Fallmug attempts to beat Zinya but she summons Lith using the array he set up. Lith brings Fallmug away to Solus' tower where he viciously beats him before releasing him on the promise that he will repeat the process daily.

Lith brings Professor Vastor and Quylla to meet Zinya and bring her to White Griffon Academy to be treated, gifting her and Kamila communication amulets. Zinya comforts Kamila's feelings of inadequacy for Lith's generosity and encourages her to show how much she loves and trust Lith. The procedure is successful and Lith invites Zinya to stay with his parents in Lutia for a while. She learns how to read, write, and count with Aran and Leria while Elina teaches her how to cook and sew. She decides to remain in Lutia as the Verhen's housemaid, file for divorce, and fight for custody of her children.

### Free Woman

After Fallmug's failed assassination attempt on Kamila, he is convicted with the maximum sentence and all of his possessions go to Zinya. Zinya sells the house, deciding to adopt her sister's family name together with her children and move to Lutia to live next to Lith's family, hiring a tutor for her and the children.

Zinya disowns both her parents, who try to get custody of the children, claiming that, with Zinya's disability and no source of income, she can't take proper care of them. However, Vastor testifies about her condition and has his accountant take care of all her possessions, letting her live off a trust fund. Afterwards, the two exchange their communication runes and speak regularly. She calls him frequently to chat and ask after his wellbeing, while he in turn visits Lutia occasionally. During one of Vastor's visits, they are ambushed by undead as part of Night's attack. Vastor manages to protect Zinya and the children, though suffers severe injuries.

Kima and Crefas return to Lutia along with Orpal, attempting to associate with Lith and Vastor to clear their debt. Lith lures Kima into saying too much and Jirni exposes their crimes, as well as Kima's intent to implicate Zinya. Zinya breaks down from the revelation of her parents' true nature. The Fastarrow and Yehval families have dinner at the Verhens for Blackest Day before bringing the kids to the village fair, where Lith pampers Frey and Filia after seeing how similar Fallmug was to his Earth father Ezio.

Kamila moves to Zinya's house after breaking up with Lith following his confession about Solus, though is unable to confide in anyone due to Lith's secrets. Zinya discerns that another woman is involved. They reassure the children that Lith isn't a bad person like Fallmug when they question the sudden distance between the Yehval and Verhen households.

After "Quylla" is killed by Archmage Deirus' assassin , Lith visits the Yehvals with Kamila to recuperate. Zinya comforts Lith over the loss and Lith introduces ice cream to the family. After the Urgamakka Council test, Lith brings his family to the Blood Desert to visit Salaark, leaving Lutia solely under Tezka's protection. Lith tells Zinya to call for Captain Locrias in an emergency.

During the hours before dinner, Aran and Leria return to Lutia to play with Frey and Filia during their lunchtime, before returning to the Desert to sleep the moment Zinya calls for mealtime. One afternoon, Lutia is attacked by numerous mercenary groups led by the Balkor copycat. The copycat disguises themselves as Fallmug to torment Zinya and the children, but Zinya sees through the disguise. Tezka intervenes against the copycat, leaving his Spirit Tail to protect the Yehvals until Vastor arrives on the battlefield.

Vastor lays waste to the mercenaries in a rage leaving Zinya terrified from the bloodshed, though she continues shielding the unconscious children. She eventually faints. Vastor brings her to his mansion in the Essagor Duchy, afraid of her reaction to realizing his true nature as a killer. Lith and Vastor apologize for endangering the lives of her and the children, but Zinya absolves them of any guilt and proposes to Vastor, thanking him for all he had done for them. Vastor accepts, and Zinya asks Kamila to be her maid of honor.

After moving into the Vastor household, Zinya spends all her time helping Frey and Filia recover from the copycat's attack and enjoying the commodities of her new life as a soon-to-be noble dame. Vastor is summoned by the Royals along with all available Spellbreakers to deal with rising unrest in the Kingdom.

## Relationships

* Professor Zogar Vastor: Zinya's husband. He never raises his voice with her, not even when they argue. Even back when she was just a nameless blind woman to him, Vastor always treated her as a peer, without the contempt or sympathy that her condition usually inspired. It was the reason why she had started to like him. Then, after her recovery, when she was a housemaid at the Lith's house, with nothing but her first name as her possession, Vastor had helped Zinya to get her children back. It had earned her admiration and eternal gratitude, but not her love. That had come gradually, with each moment they had spent together.

## Quotes

* *"I don't want to risk losing the little I have to live for. If I couldn't even hear or feel you and my children, then I'd really become nothing more than a baby-making doll! I'm afraid, Kami. I'm terrified of what could happen to me after the procedure."* (Zinya to Kamila, Chapter 552)
* *"How could I ask you to burden yourself with all of those things on top of your debt? I'm already old and you're not getting any younger. You'd lose any chance of making a life of your own. My life isn't good, Kami, but there are a lot of people that have it worse."* (Zinya to Kamila, Chapter 552)
* *"Be honest with me, Kami. Is this world really worth fighting for? Or is Mogar just full of misery? I never understood how people like me can be born just to suffer whereas people like Fallmug are free to destroy everything they touch without suffering any consequence. I'm too old and too tired to fight, Kami. It's not worth it."* (Zinya to Kamila, Chapter 593)
* *"Lith is indeed a bit scary, but he's a keeper. Don't let him get away."* (Zinya to Kamila, Chapter 608)
* *"If you feel so bad after doing your best, imagine how would you feel if you didn't even try. Failure is an integral part of life. It's painful sometimes, but in the long run it helps us to improve."* (Zinya to Vastor, Chapter 1103)
* *"I may have seen horrible things today, Zogar, but if not for you two, I would have seen nothing at all my whole life. I would have never seen my children's faces nor their smile. I wouldn't have ever realized how the pain that my ex-husband inflicted upon me also reflected on my sister. I wouldn't have ever seen what a truly happy couple like Raaz and Elina looks like. Most importantly, I would have never seen what a good man looks like nor witnessed to what lengths he's willing to go to protect those he loves. I know that I'm just a commoner. A woman with two children from a previous marriage who has nothing to offer to you. I have no money, status, nor any magical talent. I'm just a 34 years old widow tormented by such bad luck that my betrothal gift was blown up along with my house when you defended us from those men. Yet I'm going to ask you anyway. Zogar Vastor, will you marry me?"* (Zinya to Vastor, Chapter 1589)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 419: Date (Part 1)
2. ↑ Chapter 510: The Day After (Part 6)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 551: Patience of the Weak (Part 1)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 552: Patience of the Weak (Part 2)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 1583: The Pain of Loss (Part 1)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chapter 1636: Call of Duty (Part 2)
7. ↑ Chapter 1195: The Devil You Know (Part 1)
8. ↑ Chapter 593: Overlapping Images (Part 1)
9. ↑ Chapter 602: Retribution (Part 2)
10. ↑ Chapter 608: Hardships (Part 2)
11. ↑ Chapter 612: End of a Struggle (Part 2)
12. ↑ Chapter 730: One Shall Stand (Part 2)
13. ↑ Chapter 915: Blood Ties (Part 1)
14. ↑ Chapter 1103: Mistakes and Failures (Part 1)
15. ↑ Chapter 1341: Monsters Among Us (Part 1)
16. ↑ Chapter 1345: Into Blackest Night (Part 1)
17. ↑ Chapter 1444: Master Plans (Part 2)
18. ↑ Chapter 1481: Motherly Duties (Part 1)
19. ↑ Chapter 1533: Two Sides of the Same Pain (Part 1)
20. ↑ Chapter 1543: Quality Time (Part 1)
21. ↑ Chapter 1580: Ten Tails (Part 2)
22. ↑ Chapter 1589: Give and Take (Part 1)