Galendra

Galendra is a major character in the Valden Saga, and the namesake of the book Galendra. She was Queen of Duvarey from 85 onwards. She is seen by the Lumi as a Savior sent by Yasha.

## Biography

Galendra is the daughter of Queen Hyacinth and King Klemens of Duvarey. Galendra's actual parents are unknown, as she was found by Queen Hyacinth. Hyacinth cannot have any children of her own, so Hyacinth took a Lumi child in.

### Life as Princess

Galendra has been tended since she was a baby my her servant, Mora. She has had many tutors over the years, and learned to read at age 5. Galendra is said to have read all the books in her library by the time she was 14. She was not allowed to leave the grounds of the Duvarey Palace. Galendra was allowed archery in the afternoons on some days.

In 84, Galendra was engaged to Valden. At the Request of Klemens, Valden would be her tutor as well as fiancé. Once she met Valden, who told her stories of his time traveling, She began to question her restrictions within her palace, much to the distain of her mother. In 85, in the first month of summer, she was married to Valden. After they were married, Valden took Galendra outside of Duvarey and began to realize the was a Lumi.

Valden had a servant named Brend, who Galendra would become quite fond of. Galendra would teach him to play a game of King-War. Brend would win during their fifth game. Galendra's curiosity about the outside world would get the best of her in the fall of 85, when she would take the clothes of a lumi named Aavin. She would begin exploring the city of Duvarey, but was quickly stopped by soldiers. while fighting with them Galendra would come to the realization that she was a Lumi. She used magic to try and fight back, but was captured anyways. Brend would inform Valden of the situation, who would free Galendra.

### Ascension to Queen

After the death of King Klemens, Galendra became Queen of Duvarey. She would make Aavin her personal servant. She would begin to be trained by Commander Ems Belin in early 86. However, her relationship with Valden was simultaneously declining. After three months of training, Belin and Galendra would begin an affair. After a short few weeks, Galendra would break off the relationship. Galendra would begin reconstructing her relationship with Valden in the aftermath.

She would play in instrumental part in thwarting the Grand Conspiracy. She would go under the alias of the Watcher, and would appear again as the watcher at the Spring Festival of 86. Valden would give her a relaxant potion, which would also make her very fertile and able to bare children. Galendra's body would begin having an immune response to the magic, resulting in vomiting, nausea, fever, bleeding, shivers, and eventually unconsciousness. Galendra's magic would win after about a day of illness. While Galendra was unconscious, she would have a vision of a voice saying they gave Galendra fire and referring to her as 'daughter'. The voice would persist, encouraging her to find them. She would begin her search by going to the Lumi Ghetto to speak with Stella. Stella would tell her that the voice was that it was the voice of Yasha, who also gave her her fire.

While leaving the ghetto, she would be attacked by soldiers on orders from Valden, and being imprisoned in the dungeon. She would melt the door, and escape resolving to not return to Duvarey. The Duvarey Palace was set on fire.

### With the Mountain Tribe

Galendra would find Asema, who wold take her to the Mountain Tribe. She would have Nikoli bring Aavin to her 10 days later. She would he a skilled hunter, applying her archery skills. She would begin to be called 'Asemila', meaning 'Little Asema'. by the tribe. She would become close to Asema, describing him as a father figure. For the next three years she would live with the mountain tribe, being taught by Asema. Finally in the first month of spring, 89, she would return to Duvarey, with Aavin, Nikoli, and Tatum.

## Magical Abilities

Galendra can use basic flame magic. She first used it as a child, and was punished severely, and again when attempting to escape soldiers while mistaken for a slave. She would train to master it with Ems Belin. Her flames are capable of melting metal, But cannot melt bricks, and could therefore reach temperatures of at minimum 865 Degrees and at most 1,629 Degrees. She can create flames not just with her hands, but also in her general area within a few feet.

She is capable of rapidly healing both internal and external injuries, including illness, of herself or others. She would also, under the teaching of Asema, learn some basic thought-reading.