The FL MC, Scyllia, is a paladin and one of the strongest in the continent. Unfortunately she has been cursed since birth (not that many details) but it gives her immense pain randomly on her left shoulder and she has seizures from how painful it is. She gets the fox (a cub) and is told to raise it for a year to prevent it from becoming evil, because she can influence it to be good.

It's hinted that MC is the supposed saintess to be, and not the current one. It's because of this that I think that's why ML's companion/dated human is her, cause well, he is a 900 year fox, so obviously he deserves someone equal to his rank. New person introduced, Vio the wolf. Not giving second lead vibes, thank god, more like a brother to the MC and ML and refreshing addition.

Poor MC got isolated and bullied because of the scar on her shoulder and her struggles during pain, only to realise 23 years later that it's suppose to symbolise the next saintess. She only lets in ML and the world because she believes and knows they are like her; abandoned/hated/cursed by everyone, so she knows how they feel and thus accepts them. It's heart wrenching to read her pain.