Zaleka

zaleka | swahili origins | well born.




- the closest the plagueborn get to royalty are the warlords and their houses
- and zaleka was the daughter of one of these warlords, from a large, prosperous house, her mother handcrafted by the plaguebringer, and her mate made especially for her by the windsinger as a form of truce
- her mother especially was sort of overbearing at the same time that she brought zaleka to every feast to show her off
- it made her uncomfy
- but she couldn't well leave and join another warband. they'd know who she was immediately
- so she was a bit stuck

- absolutely leapt at the chance to run away with ement
- knowing what she knows as a warlord's daughter, she thought she could take the labyrinth by storm

- they did. but at what cost
- sacked and overtook a rather large treetop village
- they weren't under great management, and while most of the regular townsfolk left, many warriors stayed
- zaleka immediately took what warriors stayed to get spices to trade, and therefore left most of the management in ement's hands
- this was a very bad idea

- her campaign was very successful!! and she bonded with some of the warriors she took with her
- so coming back to a pile of bodies and ement's iron fist was a bit jarring
- she came back to lay mosiya's egg so she was a little like. uhh oh no

- subdued him and tossed him to the people to do with as they liked and then used the wretched/reckless escort service to make her way down to the reckless