A Soul to Keep

Content Warning: This section references to sexual assault, sexual coercion, and abuse.

Reia Salvias is the female main character and protagonist of A Soul to Keep. She is described as petite in stature with snowy blonde hair and emerald green eyes. The people of her village considered her a harbinger of bad omens as she survived a demon attack that killed her family and a demon attack during her attempt to find help. The people of her village assumed that she somehow attracted the demons, though Orpheus debunks that theory. The reason she survived is her lack of fear; though she was horrified by the demons eating her family, she had less fear than most people, so the demons could not sense her hiding. The first thing Orpheus notices about Reia is that “she appears rather... angry” (22). Her anger and lack of fear of him is what draws him to her initially as his goal is to find a companion, and the scent of fear inspires him to eat humans. Reia’s anger stems from the cruel treatment she receives from the other villagers and from her feeling of confinement and isolation.

Reia experiences a number of changes throughout the