>>3860781
>everyone growing up while you're in ice fucked me up
I didn't really think about it from that angle, but that's a fair interpretation of the game's story too. From the Hero's perspective their hometown basically changed irrevocably and moved on without them, then when they finally do get back everything is on the brink of collapse with new enemies everywhere that the hero can't deal with very well. We might not have many scenes with her in reality, but I suppose she would have been one of the few familiar things in Falconreach for them.