I had a talk with my daughters, and during that talk I gave them a bit of an assignment. I wanted them to track down their father's heritage in Dragon Valley.
But here's what I've gathered so far:
One of my husband's ancestors worked for the O'Connell family as their personal cook. From the pictures he actually bears a physical resemblance to my husband.
The O'Connells were the ruling family of Dragon Valley. Seamus O'Connell's great-great-grandfather came in and tamed the dragons during a major dragon outbreak, so in exchange for the gratitude of the citizens, they were made rulers of the town. The family consisted of Seamus, his wife Shauna, their daughter Morida (Morrie for short), and their twin boys Aiden and Brien.
Morrie, their older daughter, was feisty and spirited and refused to marry despite the entreaties of her parents. Her story is really interesting. Upon her parents' deaths Morrie came to the throne in Dragon Valley and brokered a peace between the O'Connells and the other powerful family, the Mithrilens, in the name of protecting the town from future dragon invasions. One of Morrie's brothers even married a Mithrilen daughter.
Now how does Morrie O'Connell connect to my husband's ancestor?
Apparently Morrie and this ancestor were very good friends, despite the difference in social status and despite the fact that she was technically his boss. Apparently they used to ride horses and go hunting together in the woods surrounding Dragon Valley. There had been rumors in Dragon Valley that this ancestor and Morrie were involved in a romantic relationship, rumors that Morrie remaining unmarried didn't help. Morrie died without an heir of her own blood, so one of her brother Aiden's children came to the throne after her death.
The O'Connells as a noble family predate the Vanderburgs of Hidden Springs and the Ichtacas of Isla Paradiso.
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