A number of years ago Horsespawn attacked Ailrene's stead during
the harvest. The men folk rushed to defend the buildings. Ailrene
lled the other women and children and old folk to a stand of trees
and waited. But the horsespawn had been after the women and
children thinking they where easier to capture The old folk where
easily ridden down but the women unhorsed a number of them with
there grain flails (threshing) and finished them off
(butchery\unmerciful to enemies). Aillrene herself picked up a
fallen lance and set it against the leaders charge. The leaders
neck was snapped in the fall but his horse landed on her pinning on
her to the ground . When she pulled herself from under the horse
(Strength) she found that other Horsespawn had snatched children
and rode away.
Ailrene left wih her husband and his brothers find her children.
They where given hospitality in a Chieftains hall where kin strife
was near, because goods where disappearing. She stepped in and
calmed things (maintain peace in stead) before things came to
bloodshed. When things where discussed she became sure that a
merchant, who the chieftain had given protection too, had been
stealing from them (Manage\Run Household). Before leaving she
prepared the food the Chieftain gave them so that it would keep for
seasons (preserve food).
Once when they where starving and near a river she fashioned a
net (weaving) and caught enough to keep them going. Her
knowledge of herbs and roots (gardening) also kept them alive at
other times.
During the journey her hatred for the horsespawn burned . When
the brothers would turn back Ailrene kept them going (Encourage
others). Eventually they reached the Horsespawn lands but they
did know what clan had taken her kin. They hid from strong parties
and ambushed loan horsespawn. she learned ways of quickly
bringing down a horse. Once off the horse the spawn where easily
overcome.
After a year of stalking through the horsespawn land a Vendref
slave pointed them to a Horsespawn camp which had a number of
Orlanthi children. They sneaked into the camp and found the tent
the children where in. The children where frightened but she
soothed them and led them from the tent (control children). But
guards discovered them and in the ensuing fight her husband and
all but one of the brothers was killed. Among the children was one
of hers a girl Erissa. After their escape Airlene told the remaining
brother to return to their lands and take the other children with him
(Avenge husband). She would stay until she found her other
children (Enduring).
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