Hey, thank you for playing my game!
I'm sorry to hear about your save file! Fortunately you are not missing anything important, as there is no "post-game" or whatever after you beat the final boss. It's mostly just a convenience so people can mess around with the game after it is finished.
I've been trying to think of an adequate response to your questions with Edel and Sophia, but I haven't been able to find anything to say other than "I'm not a good writer." To go a little further, I wanted to show with Edel that she doesn't really have a problem with peeing in-front of people if its an emergency while at the same time wanted to look strong in front of her new allies. As for Sophia's last name: I could have sworn it was Greek, but I could be wrong since that was something I decided on years ago. (Incidentally I also am changing Tewau's and Kyra's names for the next game.)
You're welcome for the upload. I think there's a ton of cringe stuff in there, but I know there's people that enjoy seeing how things changed in development. For Chronicles, a lot of the cuts I made were to make it easier to finish the game, which is why the 2nd half of the game is drastically different than the 1st half.