Recall the first time Fia wants to hold you. Do you remember the part where she asked you to share some of your "lifely strength" and "stout-hardedness" as a reward for an hug? That wasn't just a flowery exchange of Elden Ring Runes words on her part. Her hug actually reduces your HP by 5percent, which is indicated by the mysterious red square icon I mentioned earlier. It might not seem like much, but believe me, you'll be wishing you had that 5% at the conclusion of a fierce bossy fight, regardless of how valuable the gift she will give you is.
Fortunately, regaining that lost HP is as easy as using the Baldachin's Blessing in your inventory.
Are Fia's health-threatening, pseudo-sexually transmitted disease a hint of the Deathbed Companion hiding something more sinister further into Elden Ring's campaign? I'm not sure for the moment however, a decade of Souls experience has taught me that you can't be sure of the people you encounter during these simulations. It's certainly not in the hands of FromSoftware to use something as lovely as offering free hugs at end of the world to cheap Elden Ring Items facilitate some sort of horrendous plot twist.
