Myla

"This is hard work, but I don't mind. Down here, I can k-keep working without even sleeping. It's fun!"

- Myla

Myla is an NPC in Hollow Knight. She is a happy little miner mining for treasure near the entrance to Crystal Peak.

Lore
Myla is a miner searching for something valuable hidden deeper within the crystals. She enjoys singing and wants to come up with some songs of her own. Myla hears the crystals singing and whispering, hoping to find them and hear what they are saying.

Eventually, Myla becomes infected, her cheerful song changing. The voice of the Radiance appears in her mind, commanding her to kill the Knight. In the end, the Infection overtakes her, making her become hostile. However, the song she was always singing remains in her thoughts.

Hollow Knight
Myla is located in the Forgotten Crossroads. When first met, she is mining and gleefully singing, hoping that the Knight will come to visit her again later.

Once Vengeful Spirit has been acquired, her dialogue changes, then later once Desolate Dive has been obtained she starts showing sign of being infected.

After obtaining the Crystal Heart, Myla turns into another fully infected Husk Miner. If the Knight kills her after this, she lets out a cry after being killed.

Trivia

 * Early stages in development showed Myla with a slightly different design. In the Hollow Knight Kickstarter Myla was accompanied by a male voice as well as being referred to as The Miner.
 * Killing Myla after she is fully infected counts towards the Husk Miner's journal entry.