The Dark Horse is where I met my now ex-husband, Sarandon Att Veneficas. It was shortly after our engagement that Myst and Stalker returned to Gavleborg to rule, and Arimis to where ever it she called home. I took a job on a caravan as a bard and upon my return to Rhydin Sarandon and I married.
Oh Goddess what a man he was. Tall, gorgeous, kind and oh so very loving. He became the leader of a guild I had joined. The Dragon Lords of Rhydin, a new places where I made many new friends. Soon we were expecting a child. One of the unique things about being a dragon is that my race of dragons has the ability to speak through the mind to each other.... And Sarandon being a Dragon Lord had this ability also, heard the child "talk" and discovered that I carried twins.
Very soon, he became engrossed with his paper work and I rarely saw him. He seemed excited about the children at first but soon became more and more with drawn with the guild. One day, after working upon our home in Eastwind he disappeared. I had received word that he couldn't handle the responsibilities of impending fatherhood, Leadership of Eastwind or the Guild.
Heart Broken, I couldn't stand to live at Eastwind, everything there
reminded me of him. I took myself back to Rhydin and found a small cottage on the out skirts of town and waited for the children's birth. I began to close down emotionally.
I joined the Guild of the Zhentarim Black Network, a guild of Darkness, as their Historian/Bard. I was sick, I couldn't eat, nor sleep. Mikal DeVey and his wife Matty did their best to help me, but Mikal saw I was dying of a broken heart. He Went to Sanctuary and told the Council.
I was summoned to Sanctuary and put under the care of DragonsCure, who is the head of Healers Hall. It during this time that I grew closer and closer to those of Sanctuary, they listened to me when I ranted and raved, held me tight while I cried a river of tears, never letting me close down completely, nor shutting them out. When I finally went into labor all were worried, as I am a small woman, only standing five feet, six inches and Sarandon was six feet, nine inches, and I was extremely over due. DragonsCure and StarMaster would not let me die; they delivered the children...My daughter Chanya was born first, followed by her brother Sardonyx. When I gazed upon their faces, I decided that Sarandon was dead and I had the children to live for. Sadly it was during this time that Matty died, and Mikal was grieving also. See Matty and Mikal were life bonded. I was not bonded in the way of Dragons with Sarandon; he never did take my gift when I offered my soul to him.
Sanctuary is located in a time and space dimension away from Rhydin and time moves rather differently.... One day Rhydin is a week Sanctuary time, a week Rhydin roughly over a month Sanctuary.... Approximately 2 months Rhydin is 14 years Sanctuary.
I grew closer and closer to StarMaster, He who is the Leader of all
Sanctuary. StarMaster and I had fallen in love, for I had thought Sarandon
dead. He soothed my soul, and healed my heart. We had a child together,
Surion, and StarMaster Loved and cherished Chanya and Sardonyx as his own.
When the children were about sixteen, word reached me that Sarandon was back in Rhydin. However, he had no memory of his past. In his love for me
StarMaster requested of me to go back to Rhydin to see if the stories of
Sarandon being alive were true and search my heart and follow it. I kissed
the children goodbye, they were in school and returned to Rhydin.
Still the Historian for the Zhentarim I returned to my duties, and to seek
the truth behind the stories of Sarandon. I found Sarandon one night, at the
Blue Rose Tavern, and looking deep into those deep creamy brown eyes, I saw he had no knowledge of me. When confronted by him, as something in me was familiar to him, I did not tell him I was indeed his wife.
Why? Because I found out he was engaged to a Drow and she was pregnant with his child. I left the Tavern and roamed Rhydin, knowing not what to do.
While my duties with the Zhentarim brought me closer to its triad, and
eventually I was promoted to Second in Command. Still recording their
history, and events, while trying to restore my husband's memories.
Sarandon's memories were returned, the Drow and his daughter disappeared. I took him back and we tried to make our marriage work.
But he had changed. He was harder, colder. He could not abide slavery prior to his return, yet challenged me to a slave match. I lost and he placed upon my neck a collar of gold and diamonds. I wore the collar as I was determined to honor what I had agreed to. He called it a "crown" but many were not pleased to see this change in Sarandon, nor were they fooled. Mikal and Sarandon had words over the collaring, and their friendship fell apart. Mikal still in his grief over Matty and the harsh change in his best friend, left Rhydin.
Again fate dealt us a nasty blow; Sarandon disappeared once more, with no
word to anyone. I tried to find someone to remove the collar marking me his property, as he had locked it on me with magic and I was unable to remove it. I could not return to Sanctuary, for if the Council found out Sarandon had collared me, they would have hunted him down.
However, somehow, word made it back to Star Master, he found me one night, and through his powers removed it, and claimed me as his.
Now the First Lady of the Stars, Life bonded to StarMaster, and happily married to Stalker I have given up my guilds. I still can be found in and around Rhydin, as I work as a healer, friend and bard. Arimis and Nightwind have returned as well. Best of all is that the Dark Horse Tavern is open once more. New friends have come and we continue to live the adventure that is life.