Elden Ring: We totally missed that Melina talk

Elden Ring lore isn’t all that easy to decipher, and this easy-to-miss encounter is no exception.

Melina is our mysterious ally as we travel through the middle lands of the Elden Ring. The word “companion” would not quite fit since she only appears from time to time. For certain encounters, at the right time, we must carefully study the menu of grace so as not to miss that we can call it to us. On Reddit, a fan points out one such interaction that we haven’t heard about ourselves, and while it’s brief, it contains an interesting clue.

It’s the interaction

Everything revolves around this: On Reddit, user I_AmDaWikingNow confesses that he only discovered a particular interaction with Melina after 730 hours of play. The Land Between is so full of hidden secrets that most players will probably discover something new even after several plays. . But that number of hours alone is impressive.

The interaction reported by I_AmDaWikingNow occurs when the fan summons Melina to Grace Altus Highway Junction after talking to NPC Boc there. She reports that she sees Boc cry from time to time and thinks she misses her mother and just wants someone to tell her he’s handsome. This gives a valuable clue on how to complete the questline.

A nod to Melina’s story

Immediately afterwards, she also makes an interesting suggestion, wondering if people born of a mother behave like this. This, of course, suggests that this is not the case for her. Surely you know the speculation that Melina is the daughter of Marika or you have already assumed it yourself.

So does that mean it’s not true? Not necessarily. The title on most soul story topics could be “It’s Complicated”. There is a lot of discussion about this under the Reddit post. For example, JPLangley notes:

Is Melina Marika’s daughter or was she “created” by Marika for a specific purpose?