In my head, she was the daughter of a couple of farmers, but ended up getting taken somewhere very far and thrust into a life of adventure jsut to return home. Perhaps kidnapped by bandits or slave traders or something. She had a long way to travel and needed to learn to defend herself, and on the way she couldn’t help but lend a hoof to ponies in desperate need, ending up being roped into all sorts of quests and adventures. As she travelled across Loria, she began to wonder if the question that entered her mind when she began this journey, “How will I get home??” had changed to “When I finally get home… will I still belong there?”