TaraJess

Her eyes were often flooded with the field of gold, of wheat, of wild grasses. That rich field fed her family, fed the people she loved so dearly until there was nothing left but ash. Shaye was born into a family of farmers outside the kingdom of Haense. She was the youngest of six siblings, and having to deal with five brothers was quite a feat. She’d follow the boys around, wanting so eagerly to help out on the farm. Whether in the fields or in the barn with the animals, she was keen on being involved. She, however, was unacceptable awful at her chores. Quite often, her brothers would rotate who took her chores so she wouldn’t screw up. She was regularly terrorized by all her brothers for being weak unproductive, and spent a lot of time alone. Through the worst of it, she’d take a horse and ride into Haense, trying to beg for money. When she was successful, she’d purchase gifts for her brothers, trying anything to make up for her daily mistakes, but it barely made an impact. Shaye planned on leaving the farm for the city the very moment she turned 18, and she almost did. That grand fire stood in her way though, destroying more than her future, but her reality as well. That field of gold that her brothers tended to was set aflame in front of her eyes. She choked on profuse smoke and ash, and later mourned her aged father who was lost to the flame. Shaye’s family was left homeless and broke, and dispersed across the world soon after the fire. Shaye did exactly that: she left.