#AmbessaSpoilers
This is when Mel shows up, she fights and kills a guy in the arena. Ambessa approaches her after the fight but her parents interrupt, almost begging for Ambessa to give their daughter a mentorship or something similar.
This is when Mel shows up, she fights and kills a guy in the arena. Ambessa approaches her after the fight but her parents interrupt, almost begging for Ambessa to give their daughter a mentorship or something similar.
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She is stated to be about Mel's age, clearly setting up the parallels between the two. Rell is a fighter, Mel isn't. Ambessa wants to be the heir of the Medarda family but if that happens she herself would have no decent heirs unlike her cousin whose children are also figthters.
Rell's father was an infantryman before he was wounded, her mother is from House Canwell, either a small noblehouse or one who has fallen out of favor. Not far from what her bio says!
I'm guessing her full name is Rell Canwell then? 🧐
Fun fact from this chapter: Old story about House Kythera!
Shortly after the founding of Nouxs, the lord of House Kythera died with no children. The nieces/nephews fought until all of them were dead except the youngest one. (1/2)
His wife, who was having an affair with the brother he killed, poisoned him in his sleep... (2/2)
Elise herself was also poisoned by her husband so I assume this story was a 'reference' to that :p
Also: it's a *story*, it might have not happened!
Interesting tid bits:
Most of the Medarda's power is in Bel'Zhun, their military presence there ensures favorable rates on trade through the Sun Gates of Piltover.
Confirmation that the Sun Gates are still canon!
In Arcane Ambessa says she was 10 when her grandfather made her collect weapons in the aftermath of the Battle of Hildenard. In the book we learn her father died in this battle.
At 15 she was already one of the most promising young warriors of her clan.