She lived approximate during the years of 823 to 857AD and was a beautiful, powerful and mysterious woman. She lived with the man she loved until one day he sent her away to save her life. The towns people wanted her dead because they believed her to be a witch. She was in truth a healer and follower of the old religion. The man she loved stayed behind to defend their home while she journeyed north into the woods to safety. The townspeople came, and destroyed all things she loved. They desicrated her gardens, burned and tumbled her home then slaughtered the man she loved. The man that protected her to the end. Time passed without word, so she returned. She found what was left of the life she loved, the to find the destruction. After days of mourning, she stood. A quiet calm overcame her in resolution to avenge. She was a very powerful woman that loved one man very much. Original drawing done in ink and colored pencil on acid free medium weight paper. Copyright Missy Payne-St.Clair 2006