Late one evening when Rachelle was about 15 she and her mother sat
eating dinner as they talked the conversation of her father came about
once more. Not being the first time, something about this night she felt
she had to know. Her mother explained he father has died when she was
only a few days old and said no more. Rachelle could see the emotions
that played in her mothers eyes of great sadness. She left it be, still
questioning everything within her mind.

When Rachelle turned 18 she said good bye to her mother, taking her
Mare and few belongings to set out traveling. She was curious wanting
to know what was in the outside world. She worked odd jobs in villiages
she came to, she worked for her food and board. The young woman
caught the eyes of many though she never looked in their direction.
Two years of traveling brough the woman to a small almost deserted
villiage, she spoke with an old man who seems to be sitting waiting for
something or someone. He explained to her how their villiage had been
ravaged and the woman and children taken ... the young men murdered
and the old left to die. Feeling sorrow for the old man Rachelle helped
him into a hut and cooked for him. She stayed with him for many weeks
till he passed on from what seemed to be just a cold to her. She cried for
the man who seemed so lonely, she didn't know him but felt very close
to him. Maybe because she never had a father in her life.
She packed a few things to remember him by and fitted up her horse.
And set out once more. Winter had befallen upon the land by now, the
snow and wind where as wicked as she ever remembered. The night
grew dark and stormy her horse fell ill. She stayed only to watch her life
time friend die in the snow.
She walked and walk coming upon a Castle. She knocked and none
answered but the door opened. After a few moments she met a man
named Shielhan. He invited her to stay to get away from the storm,
they had dinner and talked for hours on end till the break of
dawn. Time moved on they grew closer together in their time within the
castle where she stayed on to help care for those that needed it. Soon
after Shielhan asked Rachelle to be his wife she gladly accepted.