Half-breeds on Arkania are not viewed with much reverence, her stepfather knew this and always considered her a blight on the reputation of his household. The weight of the ridicule from his colleagues wore him to intoxication and gambling. So much so that inevitably he waged more than he could finance against a gem mine foreman. The decision to offload the girl against his over investment, was cold, quick and easy. It was also the last and only memory she would ever manage to retain of family.