Sindariel al'Mhaidan is the mystery of the White Tower. She has long red curly hair and deep blue eyes.
Where did she was born and when? No one knows except maybe herself. At the age of five, she was found in the Royal Stables of Saldaea, in the box of a mare and her new born black foal.She wore used clothes, had a tiny flute in a pocket, and a medallion in the shape of a "dragon eye" (as she calls it) aroud her neck. Girand Sh'mar, the best horse trainer in Saldaea, and his wife, Naria, had never had a child, so they adopted her, even if she wasn't able to speak (the Wisdom had said that it was due to a great traumatism). Sindariel grew up with her foster parents. They were good to her and from them she learned a lot of things like the use of the bow, the quarterstaff (Trollocs raids are frequents in Saldaea)... and the training of horses. Soon, she revealed to have a great ability with these animals. When Girand saw that she was the only one who could approach the foal she was found with, he didn't take long to discover that she could talk with horses. Since that day, the foal (he said to her that he his name was Caledonian) and her are inseparable. Girand taught his daughter all he knew about horses training and welfare, and she became as famous as him in Saldaea. At the age of twelve she began to make miracles. Horses who were dying in few hours stood alive on their legs with her intervention, galloping like young colts. Caledonian was the first of them. She didn't know that she used the One Power, but whatever power it was, it could be dangerous. So, armed with her strong will and her hard discipline she succeded in controlling it.
When one of Faile Bashere's younger brothers fell sick and no one could heal him, they brought Sindariel to try one of her miracles on him. And it worked. Queen Tenobia saw in her the wilder she was and send her to Tar Valon (with Caledonian of course). In the White Tower she began her training as a novice. The sisters were very interested in her because of her strange ability with horses. In questionning and examining her they discovered that that her hability works also with people; she could read humans thought. She wore coat and breeches instead of the novices white dress because it was more confortable to ride. She was thaught the sword secretly by Olain Barran, a young Warder in training who became a good friend. In all, Sindariel was a good student and learned very well, so she was raised Accepted quickly. But something odd happened. When she entered the ter'angreal she nearly never get out.
Her dragon eye medallion had in some unexpected way interfered with the ter'angreal. Then all the "future Violet ajah" wanted to study it so they took it from her. But her sickness increased and they had to give her back without any hint of what happened.Then Sindariel began to be well. And she never spoke of what happened in the arches. After her sickness she started to study with the blue ajah. But not for long. Because of her precious hability in reading humans thought, the Amyrlin Seat asked her to assist Aes Sedai on their task far from Tar Valon. So she accompanied Aes Sedai on their trip, learning all she could learn, offering as much help (with her ability or not) as she could. Most sisters were glad to have her with them even if she was Accepted because of the information that they couldn't suspect and that she brought to them. With the breaking of the Tower, Sindariel flew to Salidar with Caledonian and some other Accepted. There she continued her studies with blue sisters. She was seen often with the Yellow thought (her experience in healing had marked her a lot). A few months later, she was raised full Aes Sedai by Egwene al'Vere. Sindariel has no Warder. If she ever has one, he will have the same ability as her,or will be able to barricade his thoughts in some way with his strong will. Or maybe (but is least expected) he'll just accept the fact that she might know all his thoughts. And this is something difficult to bear...
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