In the aftermath of the war, Violet takes a job as an "Auto Memory Doll." A "Doll," as they are often referred to, is sent out to various clients to transcribe their messages into letters that successfully portray both the words they want to say and the emotions behind them.
With little to no understanding of what love, sadness, happiness, and similar emotions feel like, Violet is initially quite bad at her job. Thankfully she sticks with it, and through various tasks, Violet starts to understand her own feelings, mainly in regards to Gilbert. At the end of the season, Violet realizes that she loves Gilbert as he loves her, but is it too late? Gilbert is believed to be dead after disappearing during the war. He even has a grave at his family's home, though no body is buried there.
Although Violet spends most of the season off the battlefield, it's thanks to her skills and sacrifice in the final episode that allows the peace talks and treaty to finally happen. Along with that, Violet successfully fights off the enemy without killing anyone, showing how much she's changed. At the end of Season 1 of "Violet Evergarden," Violet finally writes a letter in her own words, addressed to Gilbert, wherever he is. In this letter, she says that she will always believe that Gilbert survived, and admits that she loves him back.
