Maralise, one of the youngest Aes Sedai in the tower, was only raised recently, therefore many of the full Aes Sedai think on her as less of a sister. However, she is one of the hardest workers on what her Ajah does, which is earning her respect. Once, before Nynaeve, Egwene and Elayne, she would have been considered a miracle for her strength, and as it is, she's not very much weaker, yet not as strong as many sisters who have come to the tower since Egwene started bringing women in from all over the continent. Once dreamed of being a Green, but she decided that it wasn't really worth it. Physically, she has black hair, dark shaded skin, sharply tilted black eyes, and is strong and able to fend-for-herself when not able to use the Power, which is helpful considering her favourite hobby is fighting Shadowspawn. Because of where she grew up in Saldaea, she is always ready and willing to fight Shadowspawn, especially Trollocs, who killed her whole family. Her weapon of choice is a set of twin, doublle-edged rapiers that she can wield at the same time and were given to her by her adoptive father upon her raising to full Aes Sedai.
Once, when Maralise was in the White Tower to 'check in' with the Amyrlin and update her on what's happening in the Borderlands, she was touring in the city of Tar Valon. When she neared the White Tower after visiting friends who lived in the city, she heard the clang of metal upon metal. when she the saw 6 score trollocs and 6 myrddraal attacking the White Tower, she, without thinking, grasped Saidar, unsheathed her twin sword, and started channeling (and clobbering) Trollocs and Fades. When the mob of Shadowspawn was fighting with the Aes Sedai and warders, she noticed a young warder-trainee with goldish-yellow eyes fighting the shadowspawn. 'Hey, when he came into the fray, wolves started helping us, that means he's a wolfbrother.' she noted as she watched him fighting trollocs, an odd shaped bludgeon in his right hand, dinner in his left. After the last of the desecrated shadowspawn force was disposed of, Maralise went over to the trainee, and asked him his name, to which he replied "I'm Lyrax. Nice ter' meetcha'." After a little chat, she asked him if he would like to be her warder. His reply: "You want a Warder! A Warder you got!"
The next day, quite a few more shadowspawn met their death at the end of the bludgeon and swords.
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