Seifa Theirin

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Biographical Information 	Biographical Information
Full Name 	Seifa Rose Storm Theirin
First Name Pronunciation 	SEE-fah
Nicknames 	Sifi, Princess, Young One, Confessor, Mother Confessor, Queen of Ferelden, Tamer of Horses
Dragon Blood Titles 	"Muña Voktys" (Mother Confessor) and "Muña Zaldrīzes" (Mother of a Dragon)
Homeland 	Ealdor, the Elven Dominion
Born 	1211 AD
Died 	1250 AD (murdered by Bellatrix)
Occupation 	Queen of Ferelden and Crown Princess of Ealdor .
Coat of Arms At Birth (1211 - 1229) 	
Motto 	Defined By Our Enemies (Theirin)/ Beware the Calm (Storm)
Personal Coat of Arms (Gifted to her at 18) (1229 - Present)	
Motto 	Veritas Vos Liberabit - meaning 'The Truth Will Set You Free' (a reference to her confessor powers)
Coat of Arms: Marriage Celebration (1234 onwards) 	
Motto 	Standing Strong, Standing Together
Seal(s) 	
Physical Description 	Physical Description
Race 	Sylvan Elf (Ai'edhel)
Gender 	Female
Height 	5ft 9in (1.75 m)
Hair color 	Dark Brown
Eye color 	Greenish Blue
Distinguishing Features 	Her gentle smile, intelligent eyes and the scar at the corner of her upper lip.
Languages Spoken 	English, Common Elvish, Greek, French, Celtic, King's Tongue (in Ferelden) and Ancient Elvish
Family 	Family
Parents 	
* Queen Torani Storm of Elysium
* Grey Warden Alistair Theirin of Ferelden †
Siblings 	
* Flynn Ruadan Storm Calvierri - Maternal Half-Brother
* Eira Juno Storm Calvierri - Maternal Half-Sister
* Mithian Lyra Storm Calvierri - Maternal Half-Sister
* Laini Torani Rose Storm - Adopted Sister (Second Cousin)
* Kieran , Son of Morrigan - Paternal Half Brother
* Alyx Snow - Maternal Half Sister
Spouse(s) 	
*Sir Percival Storm
Children 	
*Clara Storm
*Winter Denna (Adopted)
Other Family Members 	
* Rose Storm - Grandmother †
* Gwaine Calvierri - Step-Father
* Kyra Spyros - Honorary Grandmother †
* Achilles, son of Peleus - Honorary Grandfather †
* Eldin Sunweaver - Uncle (Cousin-once-removed)
* Lyra, daughter of Achilles - Aunt (Cousin-once-removed) †
* Panos, son of Achilles - Honourary Uncle
* Samiyah of Midas - Honourary Aunt
* Lorcan Storm - Uncle
* Rose Storm II - Aunt †
* Rosalie Storm - Cousin
* Bedivere, Son of Byron - Brother-in-Law
* Natham Myron - Brother-in-Law
* Loki Vastra (aka Seth Storm) - Uncle
* Torin Storm - Nephew
* Zena Storm - Niece
* Tala Blaez Storm - Niece
* Raiden Myron - Nephew
* Daena Myron - Niece
* Visenya Myron - Niece
"Who am I to give you orders? I am Seifa Theirin, Queen of Ferelden and Mother Confessor, following in the footsteps of my grandfather, King Maric Theirin, the Saviour of Ferelden, and my father King Alistair Theirin, the Hero of Ferelden! And if that's not enough incentive for you, then know that I am also daughter of Torani Storm, High Queen of Ealdor! As such, if I say you're to march into a lake, then it's your duty to bloody well march until you're breathing water and seeing fishes! Does that make it clear enough for you, soldier?"
From "Mother Confessor: The Life of Seifa Theirin" by Samson Arigiros
Seifa Theirin is the daughter of Torani Storm, Queen of the Elves and Alistair Theirin, a Grey Warden and King of Ferelden.
Growing up, she maintained that she never wanted the throne of Ferelden and was content to remain the heir to Ealdor only. However, as she grew older and learned the value and importance of allegiances with other Kingdoms, she came to the conclusion that perhaps having Ferelden on their side was not such a bad thing after all.
She journeyed to Thedas when she was 24 and after a struggle for the throne, eventually claimed it and became Queen of Ferelden.
As a child growing up, she was given the choice of which surname she carried - her mother's or her father's. Sometimes she would choose to be a Storm, other times a Theirin, though as a child it made little difference which one she chose as she was still regarded as the daughter of the Queen, no matter what. As an adult, however, this swapping of surnames still goes on, but for an entirely different reason. In Ferelden, in order to maintain the respect of her kingdom, she goes by the name of Theirin - the name of the royal household that has ruled since the time of King Calenhad, eons past - whilst in Ealdor she will go by the name of Storm. 
As per the tradition of Elvish Royalty, however, when she and Percival married, he took on her surname. She did not take his.
==Personality and Traits==
As a child, Seifa was a quiet, shy and very sweet little girl, who loved her mother more than anything else in the world and hated to be apart from her. As she has grown older, she's learned to stand on her own two feet and speak out more often, though she still constantly worries that she has done something to upset or anger her mother, because of Torani's bad tempers. However, as soon as she sees her mother smile, she knows that everything will be alright again.
Her love of roses has always been one of her more endearing traits, and from a very early age, she developed the ability to create magical roses from thin air. She used to get one of the handmaidens to help her dry and press roses between the pages of a book to preserve them and now has a considerable collection of pressed roses, which she has used to decorate the front cover of her numerous journals and sketchbooks. Before she could read or write she'd often get her mother to write a short one or two word description beneath each of the pictures she had drawn, and taught herself how to read, from that - by using her hand-drawn pictures to associate meanings to the words her mother had written.
Her grandmother, Queen Rose, once described her as being "Torani without the attitude", meaning that whilst she has inherited her mother's looks, Seifa has inherited none of Torani's attitude or temper, and instead takes after her father in that respect, with her quiet, gentle nature and abundance of good manners.
However, her gentle nature has somewhat tempered Torani's own fiery one, and she is far less prone to her outbursts of rage and temper now. When she does get angry, Seifa is one of the very few who can calm her again, usually only needing a smile or a hug to do the trick. Because Torani cannot help it. She simply melts whenever her
daughter is around and finds it impossible to stay mad - unless someone is threatening Seifa however. If that were ever to happen, then so help anyone who stands in Tora's way!
And so help anyone who stands in Seifa's way if anyone dares to hurt those she cares about, too!
==Abilities and Skills==
Elves are naturally known to be gifted with magic, and although Seifa is not a full elf, she still possesses some magical abilites. Unlike most daughters, who inherit the trairs of their mother, Seifa has in fact inherited the traits of her father - though his own magic was suppressed by the Grey Warden taint, so it wasn't until Seifa met Alistair's mother that she realised this was whom she'd inherited her skills from. After all, Tora had inherited variations of her mother's magic, but Seifa's magic is completely unique and unlike anything anyone has ever seen before outside of the Midlands where her grandmother came from.
The Power of Love - 
Her mother calls this 'Confessor Magic' because with but a touch, Seifa can cause a person to become fanatically loyal to her, to the point that he or she no longer possesses a sense of self. It is not a power that she has to summon forth - which would take time. It is a power that is with her all the time, being held back by her own concentration and discipline. She merely has to let go of the mental wall she creates around her powers, and they are release when she desires. It takes her a fraction of a second to unleash her power, making it virtually impossible to escape once she has a hold of you.
When she uses her powers, it creates what can only be described as thunder without sound, and literally stuns those close enough to her at the time she uses it, tearing through them and leaving them with an odd tingling sensation for several minutes after. Those she uses her power on are never aware of this sensation, however, as their minds are taken over and literally rewired so that they obey only Seifa and do absolutely everything they can, just to please her.
Using this power incapacitates Seifa for a few hours, however, leaving her weak until she is able to recover. The effect also wears off after an extended period of time, and it's duration depends on the state Seifa is in during the time she casts it. For example, if she is weakened from battle or physical pain, the effect may only last a few days, compared to the many years it could last if she is at the peak of health and fitness.
It also does not work on anyone who is blood related to her, which she discovered at a young age when she tried to confess her own mother because Torani had tried to ground her and send her to her room. Seifa was peeved that her magic had not worked upon her mother, who laughed incredulously at the fact her daughter had even dared to try such a thing. But, she forgot all about the grounding, so it benefited Seifa in the long run.
The very first 'victim' of her power was the knight, Sir Percival. Seifa had no idea what she was doing when she 'confessed' him, being just two years old at the time, but from then on, he appeared to be fanatically loyal to her and would do anything she asked.
He is still devoted to her, even to this day, and will willingly lay his life on the line for her without question, rarely refusing her requests and desires, no matter what she asks him to do. This has nothing to do with her magic, however, as being a child the effects only lasted a day. Percival chooses to remain devoted to her through his own free will, but Seifa still believes he is under her spell of confession, and he has never seen fit to tell her otherwise, (because he does not want her to start doubting her abilities, or herself).
There is a darker side to Seifa's powers, however, which her mother was often keen for her to avoid, and which she herself is now wary of. Seifa's power over those touched by her magic is seemingly limitless in the fact that she possesses the ability to cause a subject touched by her power to die at her command, if she so desires. She could even cause a guilty man to die simply by making him see the full injustice of his actions. Once, her anger was so great that she told a man she wanted him to die because she was angry with him. She did not mean it, but never-the-less he keeled over and died at her feet, because she had told him to. From then on she became VERY careful about her choice of words in front of anyone she'd confessed.
The Con Dar - 
Seifa also has the ability to invoke the Subtractive side of her magic, the Con Dar or the 'Blood Rage'.
The Con Dar allows Seifa the power to use her traditional Confessor's magic without touching a person, and causes her not to need time to recover from its application afterwards. She can also confess whole groups of people, rather than a single person. In addition she can also summon immensely powerful blue lightning to strike one or multiple opponents and either kill or render them unconscious.
However, she only slips into the Con Dar on behalf of her loved ones - such as if a loved one is in danger, hurt, killed, or in some other form of mortal peril. Seifa knows what she is doing, during the Con Dar, but she cannot control it, and may sometimes take her terrible anger out on those she loves, by accident. She has even admitted that when she is in the Con Dar, she can feel it's hold over her. It turns her into an animal - a wild animal hellbent on seeking revenge or retribution - and once it takes hold of her, there is nothing and no-one that can bring her back out of it again, except for her mother and Percival. The Con Dar scares Seifa just as much as it scares those around her.
==History==
===A Surprise Arrival===
Seifa was born four months after the death of her father, although the fact that Torani was even pregnant was unknown to most (even her best friends and family). The only people who even knew were Queen Rose (Seifa's grandmother) and Lorcan (Tora's brother). Alistair never found out that he was to be a father, and even Torani had no idea she was even expecting until four months into the six month pregnancy. To say that Seifa was a surprise to everyone was probably the understatement of the century.
After Seifa's birth, the Queensguard and Torani's handmaidens were informed, but sworn to secrecy, with their very lives forfeit, should they break this promise. Torani worried greatly for her child, as all those she had ever loved had been taken from her by death, and she was terrified that the same would happen to Seifa, too, not only because Seifa was her daughter, but also because she was the very last reminder that Torani had left of her beloved Alistair.
That was why Torani kept Seifa hidden from the world. To protect her.
However, as she grew older, Seifa began to grow more and more curious about her surroundings and the outside world, and eventually Torani realised that she could keep her daughter sheltered no longer. She slowly lifted the protective shroud she had placed over her daughter and allowed her out into the world a few steps at a time.
===Meeting the Family===
Seifa's first public outing outside of Elysium was to Queen Lyra's wedding, where she stunned everyone with her shock appearance, but soon won the hearts of many.
Even though she was just two years old at the time, she behaved perfectly, with beautiful manners, making friends with her extended family quickly and seeing them not as strangers, but as family, right from the very beginning.
This was obvious when she allowed Kyra Spyros (Lyra's mother) to pick her up and hug her within just a few moments of meeting her, and expressing distress at the thought of Lyra being a cousin-once-removed (mistakenly believing that this meant Lyra was being 'removed' to somewhere else, and not wanting her to go).
She was greatly amused by her mother's behaviour after Torani initiated a drinking contest between herself, Lyra, Panos of Myrmidon, Samiyah of Midas and Eldin Sunweaver (Tora's cousin and Lyra's new husband). As Torani had not touched 'adult drink' as she called it, since before Seifa's birth, she succumbed to its effects much sooner than she would normally have done, and began to do all kinds of foolish things with the others soon following suit.
Seifa wanted to stay and watch, but Lorcan eventually took her off to bed, insisting that it was her bedtime. The next morning, Seifa had great fun teasing her mother about the night before, especially considering Tora had a killer hangover and was suffering badly from it.
As Tora did her best to recover from both the painful hangover and the shock of what she'd gotten up to the night before, Seifa invited Kyra for a ride and the pair (accompanied by Percival) rode along the beaches of Elis for a time, getting to know one another better. The ride was cut short by the arrival of Selena the Siren, however, but Seifa didn't mind. She's grown to understand that adults often had important things to do and all playtimes had to come to an end at some point or another.
She didn't know or understand what was going on regarding the Sirens, but whatever had happened, it resulted in her and her mother staying in Elis for well over a month, which suited her just fine. Soon she was getting up to all sorts of tricks as she found her feet and settled into life in Elis. Her mother's poor cousin, Eldin, was soon the target of most of her tricks and pranks, although Percival and Gwaine, who had also stayed in Elis to keep an eye on the Elven Royals, received their fair share of pranks too.
It was during this time that Seifa learned that Lyra and Sam were both expecting children of their own, and she began to grow excited at the prospect of having friends to play with. She looked forward to being the oldest, and having the responsibility of looking after the other children, whilst also being able to play with them at the same time. Until that moment, the only people she'd ever really interacted with had been adults, after all.
===Emrys===
“Do you give the horse his strength or clothe his neck with a flowing mane? Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength, and charges into the fray. He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; he does not shy away from the sword. The quiver rattles against his side, along with the flashing spear and lance. In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.”
From "Mother Confessor: The Life of Seifa Theirin" by Samson Arigiros
On her third birthday, Seifa was gifted a winged foal by Kyra and Achilles of Myrmidon. They had come across the baby pegasus, wandering alone at the foot of the hills of Thessily, and Kyra knew immediately that he would find a good home with Seifa. She and Achilles took the foal to Elysium, presenting him to Seifa a few days before her birthday. The princess immediately fell in love with the baby foal and named him Emrys.
Because he is a pegasus, he is unlike any other ordinary horse, and will live for hundreds of years, just like Seifa. He is also incredibly intelligent and loyal to her, and during his younger years as a foal, and then as a growing colt, he would follow her around everywhere like her shadow. She doted on him and loved him dearly, and when he grew too large to be able to follow her about inside anymore, he began to pine for her as he paced back and forth outside. In the end, the pining became too much for Seifa and she begged her mother to do something.
Tora's solution was to move the family back into the newly rebuilt Grand Palace, where the corridors were wider and the ceilings higher, allowing for Emrys to once again come inside. He was given his own room adjoined to Seifa's bedroom and was happy again, once more. 
As a baby, Emrys was pure white, gleaming in the sunlight so much so that it looked as if he were glowing. As he grew older, the white dulled and patches of darker fur appeared all over, until finally he made a complete transformation from white as a baby to pure black as an adult. With hooves as hard as steel and muscles rippling beneath his glossy coat, the winged stallion was soon able to outrun any other horse, could more than hold his own in a fight, and could soar through the skies as graceful and elegant as a bird. Seifa loved nothing more than to go riding with him at night, flying across the kingdom to land on the beaches, where they would walk for hours, enjoying each other's company.
Emrys also made it so much easier for Seifa to reach Elis and Myrmidon, in less than half the time it would take for anyone else. A matter of hours, flying across the land, was all it took.
===The Tournament===
Also for Seifa's third birthday, a tournament was held in Elysium, with competitors from all over the world coming to patricipate and win the honour of being crowned Tournament Champion (the Champion earning himself a hefty fifty thousand gold reward as well as this title). The tournament began three days before her actual birthday, and one event was held, per day, presided over by Seifa, her mother, and the Royal Guests from Myrmidon and Elis. Other royal families were also present, but did not share the luxury of Queen Torani's royal box, as they were not related to the Storms in any way, unlike the Myrmidons and Elisians.
Round one, held on the first day, was the single combat competition, won by Panos of Myrmidon (Seifa's Honourary Uncle), although it was a close call between he and Sir Gwaine of Torani's Queensguard. Seifa was disappointed that her personal favourite, Sir Percival, did not win this round and begged her Uncle Panos to let her be escorted to the feast that night by Percival instead. Panos agreed, and this made Seifa a little bit happier, until she saw the ghost of her father in the corner. None of the others could see him, and she and her mother had a slight fall out over his ghostly presence. Eventually Alistair told his daughter that, for the time being at least, he should just be her secret friend and she shouldn't tell anyone else about him - least of all her mother.
Seifa was happy to do this, and was happy to have a secret finally. It made her feel important.
The next day was the melee, and this time Sir Percival did not disappoint her. He won, much to her delight, and presented her with his ribbon from the competition, as a trophy of his success. She tied the emerald ribbon round her wrist and swore never to take it off again.
Again, that evening he escorted her to the feast and this time when Alistair appeared, she kept her promise to keep him secret. She also made Sir Gwaine promise to win the joust tomorrow, as her mother was not feeling too good and not even one of Seifa's special magic roses had made her feel better. Gwaine promised that he would try his hardest, although he pointed out that Percival had never been unhorsed.
Seifa fixed Percival with a steely glare and made him secretly promise to lose the joust. He was not happy about cheating in this way, by fixing the results of what should be a fair contest, but Seifa pulled a very low blow by telling him that if he truly loved her, he'd lose to Gwaine and let the other man win.
From then on, Percival had no choice. He was furious with himself for allowing a three year old to dictate his every move, but was at the same time relieved that Seifa was quickly learning that the world is not all 'rainbows and sunshine and pretty colours' as she had so naively believed until then. Of course she was still innocent and naive, but she was learning to get tougher, and he respected her even more for that.
So the final day of the tournament - Seifa's actual birthday - came, and Percival dutifully lost to Gwaine, although it was a close call. Gwaine simply did not have the strength to unhorse Percival, so the huge mountain of a man had needed to throw himself from the saddle in order to give Gwaine the victory. Gwaine suspected foul play, but nobody else did, and Percival swore him to secrecy.
That evening, Seifa's birthday presents were presented to her, and Panos was named overall tournament champion, much to his displeasure after he realised that he would forever more be known as a champion amongst the Elves.
Torani also had one other surprise for Seifa - one that she herself had only that morning discovered for herself. Seifa was to become a big sister!
Seifa excitedly declared that it was the best birthday ever, not only because of Tora's news, but also because Samiyah, Panos' wife, had given birth to her son Dante.
It was also partly to do with the fact that this was also the first birthday Seifa could actually remember, but it would likely be one she'd never forget, either.
===Becoming a Big Sister===
Four months later, Torani gave birth to a boy - Flynn - and Seifa was in her element even though he was not the sister she'd been hoping for. Helping to care for him and love him and give him plenty of cuddles, she was so enthusiastic that Torani eventually had to remind her not to smother him with too much love, for his own safety. 
Seifa backed off a little then, for about a day, before she was right back to caring for Flynn again. She even dragged Percival to the market once a week, to buy new clothes for her brother, or other little trinkets and toys. Torani finally had to draw the line when she wanted to buy him a miniature suit of armour.
So, unable to buy him gifts any more, Seifa took to reading her brother a story every night before bed instead. Later in his life, Flynn would admit to her that this was one of the few things he could remember from his very early life, and Seifa took great pride in this knowledge.
===Learning the way of the Sword ===
Seifa learned that swords were dangerous at a very young age - she was two, and managed to get hold of a knife that had been carelessly left within her reach by one of the guards. She cut her finger on the blade - only a scratch - but it was enough to scare her into giving any form of bladed weapon a wide berth for a very long time after that.
As she grew older, however, she began to realise that the blade could be used for defense just as much as attack, and considering her mother's talents for getting into trouble, she decided it was time to learn the ways of the sword for herself. Starting off by observing Percival and Gwaine as they trained, she began to mimick some of their moves (away from anyone else who may be watching). She found a long wooden stick to use as her sword and would spend hours trying to copy the various swipes and swings that she'd seen the knights perform.
Percival caught her one day and gave her several tips for how to perfect her technique (although he was incredibly impressed by what she'd already learned and taught herself). He then went to Torani and asked the Queen to consider the option of Seifa being taught properly. Torani was against the idea at first, but eventually gave in and agreed, knowing that Seifa would only go behind her back anyway. 
As Percival had other duties to attend to, as a knight of the Queensguard, a proper instructor was hired instead. He taught Seifa how to wield not just one sword, but several various types of weapons, including what would later become her preferred weapons - a pair of knives. 
By the age of thirteen, she was perfectly capable of wielding swords ( with both single and two handed grips), knives (both for the same purpose as the sword, and also for throwing with deadly accuracy) and a bow and arrows. She opted for the recurve bow as it was smaller, more compact but could pack just as much punch and be just as accurate and deadly as an ordinary longbow.
Eventually, she was able to develop her own, very unique fighting technique that was a combination of grace, elegance and dirty fighting. She wasn't afraid to hit below the belt and ignore the rules of combat if needs be. After all, where was the incentive in fighting fairly if your enemy was not going to abide by the same rules.
The fact that she was smaller and much more agile than most men gave her an advantage in both speed and mobility, but not in strength, so she developed a fighting style that relied on her strengths rather than her weaknesses.
Quick swipes and strikes, followed by swift counters and dodges was much more effective than simply swinging with all her strength and wasting valuable energy if she missed. 
By using not just the blades in her hands, but other parts of her body too, such as her feet, she was soon able to take on up to three men at once with lethal, deadly efficiency, and managed to turn her particular style of fighting into an art form.
She also perfected the art of constantly reversing and adjusting the grip on the blades so that she could strike several opponents from different angles in quick succession with both the blade and the hilt of each knife, and considering her earlier fears about sharp blades, she soon overcame that fear by developing the art of throwing the knives into the air, catching them by the blades and throwing them in the blink of an eye.
===Learning the Ways of a Princess===
Torani only grudgingly allowed Seifa to learns the ways of the sword if she also learned how to behave like a proper princess. Until then, she'd been allowed to do the things she liked, when she liked, and go wherever she wanted (within reason). Torani had grown up like that and, eager not to allow her daughter to make the same mistakes and become a complete rogue as she herself had been, Torani was determined to teach her daughter the things that she, herself, had refused to learn from her own mother Rose.
To be a proper Princess and future heir to the throne, Seifa had to learn the art of needlework, as this was considered a popular past time of noble women. After several failed attempts to create something even vaguelly resembling a picture, however, she gave up and refused to learn it any more. She learnt the basics of mending clothing, but that was as far as her needle skills went.
Torani finally allowed Seifa to ditch her needlecraft lessons after great and lengthy protests from her daughter, but insisted that she continue with her other studies, regardless. Seifa found these less tedious, however, so conceded to that condition - if only so that she could resume her training with Percival and her sword tutor each day.
These included learning several languages so that she would be well prepared and able when she was finally allowed out into the wider world. Seifa learned a variety of languages, and even made up a few of her own, but she had no idea how useful this skill would become to her, until much later in her life.
Another of her lessons that her mother insisted she keep up was learning proper ettiquette. How to stand tall and straight, how to present herself to others, how to speak properly, how to address others with titles, how to dine formally, how to put on and hold her 'royal mask' (a straight face that betrayed no emotion) and also how to dress herself in grand, elegant gowns befitting of her station as a Princess. Seifa hated the grand gowns, preferring much plainer ones, but she had to admit that some of them were actually rather beautiful. In the end she slowly came around to the idea of the grand, elaborate gowns.
Her third and final lesson was to learn the history of the Elves for as far back as the history books went. This was the lesson that intruiged her most, and studying the history of the Elves quickly became her favourite lesson of the day. She learned about everything - the good and the bad, and was soon able to reel off whole chapters of information about certain Elves who were important somewhere in their history. The one part that fascinated her the most was the Storm Family Curse, its origins and who had been affected by it through the many centuries. As she was studying it, she vowed out loud to the empty room she was sat in, that she would be the one to break this curse.
Of course, after dutifully fulfilling her studies each day, Seifa was allowed to go out and play with her friends. During this time, she did things that children of her age did - climbed trees, skinned her knees, stole food from the kitchens and begged Percival and Gwaine to teach her how to be an archer.
Neither man was very well versed in the art of using a bow, however, as both prefered to use swords in close combat, so eventually Seifa taught herself how to use the bow, just as she'd taught herself how to read and how to ride a horse.
She was afraid of what Torani would say when she found out, but rather than be angry, Torani was pleased that Seifa was keeping up the tradition. She reminded Seifa of one fact that she had overlooked during her study of Elven history. For as far back as the Storm family line could be traced, each and every woman of the Storm bloodline had proved herself to be an able archer. Some, like Rose Storm, would take the bow as their preferred weapon, whilst others, like Torani, would choose other weapons but could still prove to be a descent shot when the need arose.
Seifa was glad that her mother was not mad, and from then on, enjoyed nothing more than engaging Torani in contests whenever her mother had a moment to spare from her duties as a Queen. She had her suspicions that Torani let her win each time, however, but never voiced these suspicions aloud, because she was just glad to spend time with her mother.
In return, Torani never named and shamed Seifa as the culprit whenever a food fight broke out at feasts and banquetes. Mother and daughter kept one another's secrets, just for the fun of it, and this bond brought them so much closer than Torani would ever become to either of her other daughters.
In years to come, when Seifa was old enough to start considering a family of her own, she would look back at this time in her life with great fondness, and vowed to give her own children the same happy and fun upbringing that her mother had given her.
===Saphira===
About four months after the birth of Seifa's youngest sibling, Eira, the family were invited to Elis for one gigantic party, to celebrate the birth of Lyra's twins, Laini and Thayn. The Palace of Elis was turned into one gigantic playground, and even the adults had fun, playing hide and seek with the children amongst the hundred of balloons that filled the throne room, eating chocolate and holding tin tray races down the stairs. For once, however, Tora did not join in the fun and games. She chose to stand back and observe as her children, Gwaine and Percival had the time of their lives. She'd never seen any of them laughing and giggling so much, and in turn, she'd never felt happier. 
During this time, Flynn, somehow managed to earn himself the nickname "Cavalier War Child" by terrorising Eldin with a wooden sword, Mithian, greatly improved her speech (so much so that she was beginning to say whole sentences, instead of just a few words to express her needs and desires), Eira, developed a habit of blowing raspberries, and thoroughly enjoyed watching and giggling at everyone else as they made fools of themselves, and Seifa befriended Lyra's eldest daughter, Aurele. Watching Seifa and Aurele, Tora was reminded of herself and Lyra, and found herself hoping that the friendship between herself and Lyra would be mirrored in their daughters.
During the huge party, visitors came to Elis, insisting upon seeing not just Lyra, but Torani, Panos and their families, also. intrigued, the entire family assembled to greet the visitors and hear what they had to say.
The strangers revealed themselves to be the Sisters of the Shade, a subterranean people from the far off lands of Drakofel. There they told the families of an ancient warrior known in their tongue as Rutzma Drako or Hartwin Ritter by name. He was an infamous character, and not only possessed the loyalty of dragons, but blood also. The Sisters went on to explain that Torani, Lyra, Panos and their children, were all the descendants of this legend of Drakofel, and so too were known as the blood of dragons.
As mysteriously as the Sisters had arrived, they left and were never heard from again. Naturally, the adults dismissed the legends as simply that, with no substance to it whatsoever. To the children, on the other hand, the dragon eggs had sparked their imaginations and their belief in such magic was as real as it could be. They were each determined that one day they would give life to their dreams, and to their dragons.They then presented each house with two petrified dragon eggs: 'One for the crown and one for the heir', with Torani, Seifa, Lyra, Auréle, Panos and Dante receiving one each. The Sisters promised, that though for normal men and women the eggs would remain stone outside of Drakofel, and without a dragon mother, for those of Dragon Blood, the eggs would birth real live dragons once placed into flames by their masters.
===Tragedy in Elis===
This happiness did not last for long, however. Seifa was six when the terrible news came, of the tragedy in Elis.
Despite being six years old, Seifa had by then developed the mental age and personality of a teenager, and was more than capable of understanding the overwhelming grief that the adults within her family were experiencing, unlike her much younger siblings, who were still too young to understand.
She kept to herself for a long time, nursing her own grief in secret because she did not want to burden her mother or the others with it, when they had their own grief to deal with. Eventually Percival, who had always been perceptively aware of Seifa's emotional state, noticed that she was suffering, and offered her a shoulder to cry on.
===Siri===
One day, on a seemingly routine trip back from Myrmidon when she was fifteen, Seifa and her ecort of guards were attacked by a group of women calling themselves Mord Siths - effectively assassins from the kingdom of D'Hara who had been hired by a disgruntled Lord. He blamed Seifa for not being elected as Governor of his town and hired the Mord Sith to kill her men and capture her in retaliation so that he could force her to recsider. His plan failed, however, when all but one of the Mord Sith were killed.
Seifa had discovered during the fight that using her powers on a Mord Sith killed them instantly, so she was reluctant to use her powers on her captive unless she absolutely had to. Besides, having used her powers during the battle, she would have to wait several hours before she could use them again anyway. The Mord Sith - Sirianna Denna - proved difficult at first, refusing to answer questions and seeming to enjoy the beatings that Seifa's men gave her whilst trying to extract answers. Seifa reprimanded her men for their cruelty, before taking over the interrogation. She sat up with Siri the entire night, making small talk and trying to get the girl - who was of the same age as her, suprisingly - to open up.
Eventually Siri did, but only out of curiosity for this strange young woman who was attempting to reason with her. She told Seifa all about her harrowing ordeal as a Mord'Sith - how she'd been trained using pain and had been broken three times to ensure her absolute loyalty to her Master. She also showed Seifa her weapons of choice - Agiels - deadly batons that could bring all sorts of pain to their victims and could cause as much or as little damage to the victim as the Mord'Sith wielding it so desired.
Feeling incredibly proud of her achievements at getting the girl to talk, Seifa left the next morning with her men and Siri as her prisoner - intending to take her away from the land that had caused her pain, in the hopes that Siri's whole attitude may be changed because of the kindness she was being shown. At first Siri was reluctant, doing her best to escape and cause havoc for the group - so much so that Percival begged Seifa to kill her before she could kill them. Seifa refused, stating that she could see the goodness in Siri, hidden beneath all the layers of pain, anger and torment, and she wanted to help the girl.
It would take a long time for Siri to ever admit it, but she was truly touched by this sentiment, as Seifa was the only person to ever have shown her even a shred of kindness. It was a new experience for the Mord'Sith and not entirely an unenjoyable one, either.
One morning the group set off early, and Seifa, having stayed up the entire night before talking to Siri again, fell asleep in the saddle. Her horse strayed from the path, and before any of her men had even realised what had happened (as they'd passed into a thick batch of fog that made visibility difficult) she had become seperated from them. She was awoken by bandits, who had surrounded her, seizing their chance to pick on a young, defenseless girl who was all alone in their neck of the woods.
Seifa proved to be more than they'd bargained for, taking down several of the men before she was finally overpowered. Before the men could bring any serious harm to her, however, Siri came to her rescue and fought off the remaining bandits. She tended to the wound on Seifa's leg, using her agiel to cauterize the wound closed. Then she led Seifa through the fog, back to her panicked men.
 
From then on, Seifa no longer viewed Siri as her prisoner, but her friend. And this friendship continued to grow over time as Siri pledged her services to the Princess who she said had saved her from a 'fate worse than death'.
With Seifa's influence and encouragement, Siri finally began to soften and lose her 'cruel, bitter' nature. She was still sarcastic to the extreme, selfish, conceited and shallow, but at the same time she held a great love for Seifa, whom she now viewed as a sister. She also had incredible respect for Seifa's family and friends, and would die to protect any one of them.
Time and time again, Seifa and Siri have saved one another's lives, and despite their incredibly different backgrounds and upbringings, make the perfect team.
Seeker2x08light2 10078.jpg|Siri often forgets that Seifa is a princess, and isn't afraid to bicker and argue with her, telling her when she believes an idea is foolish, or that she thinks Seifa is being stupid. Surprisingly, Siri is one of the few people whom Seifa allows to talk to her in such a way,and will often argue and bicker right back, much to Siri's amusement.
Seeker2x08light 20451.jpg|The pair make a formidable team together - Seifa with her pair of knives or her sword, and Siri with her pair of agiels. The two were taught to fight in very different ways, and yet when together they seem to complement one another perfectly.
Legendoftheseekers02e05720phdtvx-3.jpg|Siri isn't afraid to speak her mind and rarely holds her tongue, much to Seifa's great amusement.
seeker212_0870Kopie.jpg|Sometimes Siri will step out of line, however, and Seifa feels that it is her responsibility to step in and remind Siri of her place. Siri usually has a smart comment to throw back at her friend, but she never doubts Seifa's authority, and in the end, will always defer to the Princess, whether she likes the idea or not.
===True Love Realised===
"Seifa guide me. Seifa teach me. Seifa protect me. In your light I thrive. In your mercy I am sheltered. In your wisdom I am humbled. I live only to love you. My life is yours." - Percival's devotion to Seifa.
Seifa had always loved Percival as a brother, or a friend, because he'd always been there for her since the day she was born.
It wasn't until Seifa reached the age of fifteen, however, that she finally realised that what she felt for Percival was more than just a bond of friendship. She'd suspected for a very long time that he was more than just her friend and loyal bodyguard, but it wasn't until she overheard her mother explaining her feelings about Gwaine to Eira, that she realised what it was that she felt towards the knight.
Torani was explaining about twelve signs of things she and Gwaine did or felt for one another, and as Seifa listened, she realised that she was able to tick all these boxes.
Sign #1 - Giving without expecting to receive. She would often do things for Percival wholeheartedly, without any desire or expectations of getting something back in return. It just felt good to do things for him, like paying for his armour whenever the smith needed to mend it, or buying him a new dagger when his blade broke, or remembering his birthday when no-one else did. He'd often ask her what he could do in return, and she'd brush it of, stating that it wasn't necessary.
Sign #2 - Pure happiness. Just watching him smile or laugh out loud filled her with intense happiness, even when she was suffering or having a hard day.
Sign #3 - Pain and anger. She didn't always agree with everything he did, and he likewise didn't agree with everything she did. Sometimes they'd even argue - forgetting that she was a Princess and he just a knight in her service. And when they did argue, it would hurt her terribly - upset her even. But it never angered her. She may get annoyed or frustrated now and then momentarily, but it was physically impossible for her to stay mad at him for long because staying mad or giving him the silent treatment hurt so much more than whatever he'd done to upset her in the first place.
Sign #4 - Sacrifices. She was often willing to make sacrifices for his happiness or wellbeing, even if he may never realize it. She had yet to make any such sacrifice, but was certainly willing to, if the need ever arose. His happiness was far more important to her, than her own.
Sign #5 - The right effort. She would often go to great lengths and make an effort in trying to please him and make him feel special. He was a former slave, who'd never been shown love and kindness before coming to Ealdor, so she was always trying to make him feel special, valuing his opinions and ensuring that he was alright and never needed anything that she could not provide for him. She wanted him to feel like he could always count on her to be his friend, no matter what.
Sign #6 - You can’t ever hurt them. She couldn't even begin to imagine hurting him, emotionally or physically. Ever. No matter what. The thought of causing him any kind of pain was unthinkable.
Sign #7 - Keeping promises. Whenever she made a promise to him, she stuck to her word, no matter what, even if Percival would never actually find out if it had been kept or not. Her moral compass had always been incredibly strong, but for some reason, she found that she could never lie to Percival, about anything, and her word became her bond. If she told him she would do something, she would do exactly what she'd said. No excuses.
Sign #8 - We. As she grew up, Seifa learned to value her own personal space, and often liked to go off for a time on her own, just to be by herself and find some peace. But at the same time, whenever she was alone, she could not keep Percival from her thoughts. Day and night, he was there in her mind, and if anyone ever asked her to think of her future, she'd see Percival by her side, every time, without fail.
Sign #9 - Sharing the burden. She'd always done that, even from a very young age, and even when she didn't have to. She could never bear to see him suffering and would often encourage him to talk to her about whatever it was he was having trouble with. Even if she didn't understand, she'd often just sit and listen, and whenever she could, she'd always willingly offer him a helping hand, even when she had her own difficulties to deal with, too.
Sign #10 - Pride and jealousy. She was always beaming with pride whenever he achieved something, even if it was something she'd either failed at, or he'd done already, countless times over and over. When he won a tournament in her honor, she'd never felt prouder and thought that she might burst from the pride she felt for him, on that day. And as for jealousy, her blood literally boiled sometimes, just to see another woman staring in his direction, or appraising him with her eyes.
Sign #11 - Suffering. She'd always been willing to suffer, just to see him happy. She would even go as far as to die on his behalf, if someone ordered it. This thought terrified her, but at the same time filled her with determination. She'd do whatever it took to see him happy - even if it meant letting him go, or seeing him with another woman. If he was happy, then she'd find a way to live with it.
Sing #12 - Perspective. Everything she did, she kept Percival in mind and would often ask for his perspective on a situation. She'd always consult him before making any decision that involved him in any way, and she'd always listen to whatever advice he gave her.
After realising that she loved Percival, and considering he could tick all those boxes as well, meaning that he probably loved her too, Seifa was filled with such an overwhelming sense of joy that she skipped from the room, ran throughout the entire Palace looking for him, and when she eventually found him, she leapt into his arms and kissed him passionately. He was taken off guard by her reaction at first, but was soon overjoyed to learn that she loved him. And not just as a friend any more. She TRULY loved him. He'd waited her whole life for this one moment - for her to finally realise her true feelings. Being just fifteen at the time, however, he warned her that they needed to be slow about things.
There was no law to say they could not be together,or that she was underage, but he didn't want her to be hurt by what others might say. He promised that one day they would be together, properly, but for now they should just remain friends. At the time it broke her heart, thinking that he did not love her after all, but when he dropped to his knees before her and made his devotion to her, she realised that he was only thinking of her, and her safety and happiness. Reluctantly, she agreed to remain as just his friend, until her eighteenth birthday, and found herself looking forward to that day, more and more eagerly and impatiently for the next two and a half years.
===Becoming Princess Regent===
When she was twenty one, Seifa was forced to take over as Princess Regent of Ealdor after her mother inexplicably vanished.
Torani had gotten it into her head that Lyra was still aive and so, Torani, being Torani, had taken her guard, Artorex, and her dragon, Aithusa , and gone to Greece to investigate. She left a note, assuring her family that she would return again within a few days.
A week came and went, however, and Torani, Artorex and Aithusa did not return.
Two weeks passed by, and still no word from them. Seifa was the first to get suspicious because she knew that this was most unlike her mother. As Crown Princess, she was next in line to the throne, and responsibility fell on her shoulders during the absence of her mother. So she acted upon this authority, and sent search parties out to different areas of Greece, Ealdor and the surrounding kingdoms - anywhere she suspected Torani to possibly be.
When all groups returned empty handed, she sent them again, to widen their search.
Still no sign of her mother.
Two months went by, and the council was getting nervous that without a proper ruler, Elysium and eventually the whole of Ealdor would fall into discord. Seifa was reluctant to give up on her mother at first and refused to believe that she was dead, when the council suggested that she should be crowned Queen. Sir Gwaine eventually managed to convince her, however, to step up as Princess Regent, and rule the kingdom until her mother's return. Seifa agreed to this, and assumed all the responsibilities of a Queen for the next two years.
She never gave up the hunt for her mother and continually sent groups of men out to search for any clues or signs of Torani's whereabouts.
===Kingdom Under Siege===
Following Tora's absence, a greedy Lord named Gregorios - an ally of Siro of Arcadia - decided to take advantage of the kingdom's "weakened" state and swooped in like a raptor, going in for the kill. What he hadn't counted on, however, was that Seifa would step up to lead, in the absence of her mother, and rather than turn and run, or cower away and give the kingdom to Gregorios, she chose to stand and fight. She rallied the knights, came up with a plan of action, and saw it through from beginning to end, even fighting in the midst of the battle, herself.
After all, how could she expect men to go where she herself would not dare? If she was too scared to fight for her kingdom, then why should they?
So, alongside the knights of Elysium and anyone else capable of bearing arms, she fought for the very freedom of the people she had sworn to serve and protect.
401.jpg|Gregorios' army assembles before the walls of the Grand Palace.
468.jpg|The battle begins...
521.jpg|The first of the ladders go up as Gregorios' men prepare to infiltrate the Palace.
Ots01x02 001241.jpg|Seifa fights on the front lines, leading her men bravely into battle.
427.jpg|Percival is by her side, every step of the way.
480.jpg|The two armies clash at the Western Gate.
Ots01x02 001378.jpg|Exhausted, Seifa is close to defeat, when the cavalry finally arrives - in the form of her beloved dragon, reigning fire and chaos upon their enemies from above.
er05_Eragon-FX-045.jpg|Saphira unleashes hell upon Gregorios' men.
The siege lasted all night, and Gregorios' forces would have won, had Flynn and Saphira not turned the tide of the battle. He had been instructed by Seifa to fly to the neighbouring kingdom of Mercia and beg the help of Nantes and Guinevere - rulers of Mercia and good friends of Seifa's mother. Nantes and Guinevere agreed, and sent their own army to aid Elysium's. Their forces attacked Gregorios' from behind, and no army, no matter how skilled, could fight on two fronts. Add the firepower of one large and very angry dragon, and by moning, victory belonged to the Elves.
They had suffered casualties, of course - that was to be expected. But thanks to Seifa's careful planning, Nantes' army and Saphira's firepower, the casulties had been limited to just a few thousand, compared to the twenty thousand of Gregorios' men.
Gregorios was dragged before Seifa, and despite it being against her nature to do such a terrible thing, she had seen too many of her people killed, to even consider showing him mercy now. Instead she had his head removed and sent to Siro as a warning that the elves were not as weak as they appeared, and that perhaps he should think twice before trying to extend his reach beyond Greece's borders.
===Torani's Return and Seifa's Tragedy===
When Torani was finally rescued and brought back to Elysium, Seifa knew, almost immediately, that Torani had returned a broken woman, not just physically, but mentally too. She was now a slave to her captor , and became a cruel, evil ruler under their influence. Seifa tried again and again to stand up to her mother's brutal new regime, reminding herself that this woman was not her mother. Her mother had never returned from Greece - only a stranger had. But Torani had convinced herself that what she was doing was for the 'greater good', and nothing Seifa said would stop her, or convince her otherwise.
It all became too much for the young Princess eventually, and she called on Myrmidon - and her Uncle Panos - for support. Before Panos arrived, however, Seifa was attacked by men, under orders from Prince Valiant - a very dangerous man whom her mother had managed to piss off.
Seifa was cornered and beaten to death by the men, but luckily for her, Gwaine and his patrol of knights happened to be nearby. He brought her back from death with his 'Breath of Life',and she was taken back to the palace for emergency treatment, where it was revealed that not only had she been pregnant during the time of the attack, but that as a result of the beating, she had in fact lost the child and would probably never be able to carry another.
As soon as she was stable enough to be moved, Percival and Siri took her from the palace, deep into the mountains where she could rest, recover and heal in peace.
During the next year spent in the mountains, Seifa miscarried twice, and came to the correct but distressing conclusion that the beating she had suffered had rendered her unable to ever have children. Percival sadly confirmed this, and Seifa fell into a depressed state for a time. Siri and Percival, terribly worried about her, did everything they could to pull her from this depression, and evenually a jar of fish did the trick. They became Seifa's pets, and Siri - going against her entire Mord Sith nature - even humored Seifa by naming them.
She eventually recovered enough strength and health to return home once more, and her first duty upon her return was to go to Ferelden to secure their allegiance, in the name of her father.
===Ferelden===
She never dreamt, in a million years, that she would become Queen of Ferelden, and had merely assumed she would need to convince Arl Eamon, Ferelden's Regent, to allow her the use of Ferelden's army. Instead, he talked her into petitioning her claim to the throne. He and his brother Teagan were close friends and advisors of her late father, Alistair, and both insisted that having a Theirin back on the throne was in the best interests of everyone.
But not all of Ferelden agreed. Some Banns and Arls led a rebellion against Seifa, based on the fact that she was of Elven origin, on her mother's side, and she was also an apostate mage - according to their laws and customs, at least. There was also the other matter of proving that she was indeed related to Alistair and the rightful heir to the throne.
It was a hard battle for Seifa, who was still recovering from her brutal beating, despite a year having passed. But she tirelessly worked to prove the Banns wrong, nevertheless, and even subjected herself to a ritual, peformed by First Enchanter Irving and the Circle of Magi, in order to prove that she was indeed blood related to Alistair, and was truly the rightful heir to the throne.Eventually, after several weeks and a long, hard struggle, Seifa finally won the vote in the Landsmeet by an almost unanimous vote by the various nobles of the kingdom. Only a few objected, but she'd succeeded in winning most of them round to her side, and so those who objected were heavily outnumbered by those who agreed to her ascension to the throne.
Seifa had gone to Ferelden to secure an army. Instead she gained an entire kingdom.
===Shaina's Betrayal===
When Seifa returned to Ealdor after her success in Ferelden, she was faced that evening with what would be one of the most memorable evenings of her life - and not in a good way. Because it was the night her mother was murdered by Shaina Storm .
Torani had foolishly assumed that she had escaped Shaina's ire after a suspicious letter was discovered, addressed to Siro from Torani, detailing several terrible plans that proved that Torani had indeed become the tyrant that they'd all feared she was. A few months passed after the letter's discovery with no action from Shaina, however, so when she called a banquet in order to 'bring the family together', Tora was of course suspicious, and also more than a little put out by the invite, but was soon talked into attending the feast, in the hopes that she would be able to convince Shaina to side with her, therefore giving Siro complete control over Greece and ending the war once and for all.
Most of the family was present at the banquet, though a few individuals stayed away for one reason or another, yet despite this, Tora found herself constantly watching the shadows for assassins, thinking that someone would plunge a knife into her back, or perhaps shoot her from across the room.
What she never expected was for Shaina to serve her with a poisoned chalice, after the meal was over. Everyone was happy and merry, the night had been a lot of fun (for everyone except Shaina) so when Shaina proposed a toast, Tora was not expecting anything sinister about it.
Until she felt the first effects of the poison that now coursed through her veins, killing her slowly.
Knowing the she was dying and there was nothing anyone could do about it, Tora could only utter one word - "Why?" - before she died - this question aimed at Shaina, even though Tora knew why. She knew in her heart why it had happened, and she knew why Shaina had done what she had.
She died at Shaina's feet, her murder witnessed by the entire family. 
Until then, Seifa had been completely unaware of the actions of her mother, having been in Ferelden for the past few months, and saw the attack as unprovoked. As such, she flew into a rage, invoking the Con Dar, or Blood Rage and killing many men as the Greeks fought a retreat, trying to protect Shaina. 
Her rage lasted until she confronted Drystan, Shaina's right hand man, on the deck of his ship. As she looked into his eyes, however, all the anger drained from her and she slipped back out of the Blood Rage, returning to her normal self once more. After declaring Shaina's fate (banishment from Ealdor, removal of the name 'Storm' and the derogatory title of Elfsbane) Seifa left the Greeks to return home, even allowing them to collect their dead, so as to give them proper funerals with their families, back in Greece.
Then she returned to the beach, apologised to her Uncle, Panos, for her actions before breaking down in tears, finally coming to terms with the fact that her mother had been killed.
A few days later, a funeral was held for the fallen Queen, after which Seifa was approached by Siri, who asked her permission to accompany Natham in a rescue mission to bring back the kidnapped Princess Laini. Seifa agreed, knowing that right then, Natham would be needing Siri much more than she would.
===The Stolen Throne===
This would prove to be a grave mistake upon Seifa's part, however, because two weeks after Torani's murder, dwarves invaded the kingdom, catching the Elves by surprise. Lorcan, Percival, Gwaine and the rest of the family were able to make it safely away from the Palace and into the forest of Silmataurea, where they set up camp in a hidden glade and attempted to gather as many survivors from the attack as they could.
Seifa was not so lucky, however. After being betrayed by one of the palace guards, she was brought before the dwarven leader, who arogantly declared that she would be his hostage, in order to ensure the 'good behaviour' of the Elves. If anyone disobeyed him, Seifa would suffer the punishment on their behalf.
Of those elves who had remained in the city and not fled to the forest with the rest of their kind, none of them knew that it was Seifa who had been captured, however. They only knew that 'one of the Royals' was a hostage, but they assumed it to be someone of 'lesser; importance. After all, Seifa was supposedly a survivalist, clever enough not to get herself caught.
Five months later, the dwarves grew tired of the constant rebellion of the elves, however, and decided to make an example of Seifa. She was given a mock 'trial', just to insult her and rub salt into the wounds that had already been inflicted upon her during her imprisonment. Then after this, she was sentenced to execution.
New reached the 'outlaws' in the forest and a rescue attempt was mounted, though they cut it a little too fine for Seifa's liking. Vangelis of Midas was amongst those who helped to rescue her, and his actions earned him the respect of not only Seifa, but her best friend and loyal bodyguard Siri, as well.
Wary of the dwarf at first, Percival soon came round and acknowledged that Vangelis was a much better man than he'd ever given him credit for. 
Escaping back to the safety of the forest, aided by Vangelis and his small party, Seifa spent a few days recovering from her ordeal. When she felt up to returning fully to the camp, she was pleasantly surprised to find that Mithian had come up with a plan to retake the city - a plan that actually had a lot of potential (with a few modifications by Seifa, of course).
The next few hours were spent preparing the plan, before finally the elves, with the help of those from Midas, mounted their own attack to retake their home. The attack started at dawn, and by noon, the kingdom belonged to the elves once more.
Following their victory, Seifa took herself off to a quiet corner in the gardens of the Palace and finally, after six months of holding it together for the sake of everyone else, she broke down and grieved for her mother, letting her emotions finally surface after holding them back for so long. No-one disturbed her. They understood that she needed to be alone, and they respected her need for privacy.
Vangelis' actions, however, had helped to ease the hostility of the elves towards the Greeks, and the first few bridges were restored between the respective kingdoms, thanks to him. Seifa even went so far as to send a message with him to give to King Dante - The Storms send their regards. This might have been seen as a threat by some, but Seifa did not intent it to be anything other than an acknowledgement that she did not blame them for what had happened to her mother, and would be open to an allegiance with Midas and Myrmidon once more.......as long as she had absolutely nothing to do with Shaina. 
She hated Shaina for what had happened, and now pinned the blame solely on her, rather than the entirity of Greece as she had done up until then.
Of course, when Torani would find out about this later, she was not best pleased at her daughter's 'attitude' and made Seifa apologise to Shaina. She also threatened to bang their heads together, to knock some sense into the both of them. As much as Seifa adored her mother and was thrilled that Torani had returned from death, she couldn't help but feel like a small child again, after this particular 'telling off'.
===Royal Babysitting Duty===
Still, it would be her turn to play the role of 'mother' soon enough, starting with 'Royal Babysitting Duty'.
Having recently discovered that she was pregnant - and that this particular pregnancy had already survived much longer than any of her others, she tried hard not to get her hopes up, but couldn't help but think that perhaps this time - just this once - things might be different.
She told no-one about her 'condition' except Percival, but Torani knew the signs well enough to work it out for herself.
She promised to keep Seifa's secret, understanding the need for her daughter to keep it to herself, in case the worst should happen. That way, no-one would know, and she would not have to go through the ordeal of being pestered by everyone all the time in the aftermath.
However, Tora was determined that there would be no 'aftermath' this time, and that the worst would not happen. To ensure this, she banned Seifa from fighting in the coming battle which would see the end of Siro and his reign, once and for all. Tora did not tell anyone why she had banned Seifa from fighting, and anyone who asked Seifa was given the answer that it was her duty to protect the kingdom in her mother's absence - in case the dwarves, or anyone else tried to take advantage and steal it from them again.
In her attempt to make amends with Shaina and reform something of the friendship they'd once had, Seifa also offered to care for Azrael and Rhaegar , Shaina's young sons. 
However, she hadn't bargained on having to babysit Mithian and Laini as well, and soon wished she could be off at war with the rest of her family instead - the fifth make-over of the week from her sister's finally proving too much for her.
Still, somehow she managed to survive the 'ordeal' and was pleased to hand the boys back to their mother, happy and healthy. She'd learned a great deal during the time spent looking after them, and now felt much more prepared to become a mother herself.
===Clara, The Impossible Girl===
Two months later, this dream became a reality as Clara Storm - The Impossible Girl - was born. 
 
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legendoftheseekers01e22720phdtvx264crsmmkv_001412994.jpg|Big kisses
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===Winter===
(Coming Soon)
==Seifa's Jewellery==
Seifa isn't a big fan of jewellery. It might look pretty, but it's not at all practical and she simply can't see the fascination in drowning yourself in huge, gaudy and hideous strings of gems and chains of metal, unlike some people she knows (Mithian the Magpie !)
This does not mean she doesn't have any jewellery of her own, however. But the few pieces she does own are chosen with great care, and each have sentimental value or meaning to her. She only wears what is truly important to her - a habit she shares with mer mother, who also only wears items of sentimental value, wearing them for personal reasons rather than for decoration.
	 	
	Lyra's Gift 	
This was the first piece of jewellery Seifa was ever given, and is her absolute favourite. It once belonged to Lyra of Elis, but when Seifa was being looked after for the evening by her Aunt Lyra (Lyra II of Elis) she was gifted the ring and for the next four years wore it on a chain of silver, specially forged so that it would never break.
Following the Doom, Seifa locked the ring away in her jewellery box for many years because it brought her too many painful memories. After the war's conclusion however, when Seifa and her family had finally found some much needed closure, she finally dug the ring back out again and took to wearing it proudly, remembering all the good times she'd had when Lyra was still alive.
	The Seal of the Heir	
An ancient ring that had been passed down to each and every Crown Prince or Princess since the days or Queen Nymeria. 
It's enchanted gemstone swirls with colour, like a storm has been trapped within, and the golden band is etched to resemble the branches of a tree - the tree being one of the symbols of the Storm Royal Family.
	Tear of Ferelden 	
Specially made for Anora Theirin of Ferelden whilst she ruled as Queen alongside her husband, King Cailan Theirin, the ring was eventually passed on to Seifa when she was elected as the new Queen of Ferelden by the Landsmeet.
Seifa actually can't stand the ring because she thinks it is completely hideous and sums up her idea of jewellery, in general, being tacky and unecessary. This is why she'll only ever wear it when she is in Ferelden, so as not to upset her people, but otherwise when she is in Ealdor, she will refuse to even acknowledge it's existence unless she absolutely has to.
	Percival's Pledge 	
Hand picked by Percival, this is Seifa's second favourite of all her rings. He had it specially crafted, knowing that she was very fussy when it came to rings, but luckily for him he knew her well enough to know what kind of styles she liked - and got it spot on.
	Percival's Promise 	Again, Percival had the ring hand crafted as per his own hand drawn design. He designed it to compliment the engagement ring.
	Tear of the Veil 	
Another gift from Lyra, this enchanted pendant allows Seifa to hear the voices of those from the past.
All she has to do is speak their name clearly to the pendant and it will echo with the voices of whoever's name she has spoken.
It has an enchanted blue flame that burns in the heart of the gem, and seems never to fade, falter or burn itself out.
At some point the pendant was also soaked in the tears of an Elven Goddess, giving it healing properties to whoever wears it - though they are not strong powers. They merely speed up the natural healing process a little, and make the chance of a full recovery more certain.
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