Hassen

Hassen ("Hass-en") is a main character in Barbarian's Taming and Barbarian's Valentine. He is a male Sa-khui hunter.

He is Maddie's mate and the father of Masan.

## Description

Hassen is broad. He has stern cheekbones and large craggy down turning horns.

## Personality

Hassen is impulsive, assertive and impatient. He is also passionate and brave, thinking of others before his own safety. He is incredibly loyal to and protective of the tribe.

## History

Hassen's parents both died during the khui sickness and he replaced his family with the tribe. He was depressed for a long time afterward.

He never had a pleasure-mate.

After none of the twelve original humans resonated to him, Hassen became impatient and desperate for a mate. When another two humans were found, he decided to take action. Becoming taken with Lila, he stole her hoping to force resonance.

Lila escaped from him and he was temporarily exiled for his misdeed. He would only be allowed to return when the brutal season grew too harsh for him to continue to hunt.

### Barbarian's Taming

Hassen was feeling like a fool for his decision to steal Lila away. He was temporarily exiled and had nothing to show for it.

When Maddie sought out his company, he agreed to teach her to hunt. However, they quickly developed a physical relationship and Hassen wanted to claim her as his mate. Maddie preferred something more casual.

A week or so after they begin hunting together, an earthquake rocked the planet, coming from a volcanic eruption. The Tribal Caves were destroyed and the tribe was left homeless. Eklan, Warrek's father, was killed and Pashov injuried his head, losing his memory. Maddie realized that she had come to care deeply about Hassen when he returns to rescue Pashov.

Hassen and Maddie are sent to the farthest hunter caves and caches to find resources to help the tribe survive the quickly approaching brutal season. They continued to bond over the trip. When metlaks attacked, both of them walked over ice weakened by the quake. They fell into a huge crevasse. As they walked they resonated. Eventually, they discovered the Croatoan ruins.

Excited by the possibilities of their find, they made their way back to the tribe. Once their Maddie insisted they end Hassen's exile before agreeing to lead them back to the Croatoan ruins.

### Later History

In the third year after Ice Planet Barbarians, Maddie gave birth to Masan.

### Barbarian's Valentine

Because of the discovery of the people in status in The Tranquil Lady, Hassen elected to travel there with some of the other tribe to help with the transition and travel of the new members back to Croatoan. Due to the events of Lauren's Barbarian, where both Lauren and Marisol go missing, the group ended up making a home on the beach instead, prolonging the stays of all the Sa-khui men that had initially traveled with the group.

Hassen ends up being in the last batch of hunters to head back to Croatoan village after spending several months with the Icehome tribe. While at Icehome, he talked about Maddie incessantly, much to the amusement/annoyance of everyone.

Hassen and Cashol were the last of the sa-khui returning to Croatoan, and rode Ashtar back to the village.

When he returned he was greeted by Maddie's Valentine day surprise. After an excited welcome Maddie and Hassen discuss whether or not they will ever resonate again and decide they would be happy either way.