Raine

Raine Loire is a non-playable character in Final Fantasy VIII. She is a resident of the small village of Winhill on the Galbadian continent, and the second love interest of Laguna Loire, as well as Ellone's guardian. Raine has long brown hair held back with a yellow hairband, and blue eyes. She wears a white knitted turtleneck sweater and blue jeans, along with white teardrop earrings and black shoes. Raine is strong-willed and independent. Her empathetic spirit is exemplified in how she adopted Ellone, and when Laguna was washed ashore after escaping from Centra, she volunteered to nurse him back to health and keeps tolerating him despite her many excuses on why she should not. According to Winhill villagers, Raine used to run a flower shop in the town square as well as the pub. Her specialty were white flowers, and she would make wreaths for autumn festivals. It was said no one understood flowers like Raine.