Disclaimer: All rights go to Mercedes Lackey

This is the story of Herald Giselle; and how she went from an ordinary girl, to a legend. It was a hot summer day that her whole life changed. And it went this:

I sighed as I continued with my chores. Every day, in and out, I did the same things- with the only variation being the season. Every day in and out, I had to feed the animals, clean up after them, pump fresh water from the well for them, and help with any problems they had. It wasn't that I didn't like the animals, it was that I had done the same things every day since I was old enough to!

Now, it wasn't my father's fault; that one of his bulls had kicked him and damaged his spine, rendering him unable to walk when she was 5. However I often thought that my parents should just hire one of the young men looking for work in the village, and let me be a teenager. I am 13, and should not be expected to do a man's job! It wasn't that they didn't have enough money to do it, as their family's sheep had some of the best producing wool in the area. It was just that my parents wanted to save up their money, in case my father needed more healing. And that wasn't likely, as his condition had been steady for 4 years now.

Suddenly I heard hoof beats behind me. They weren't sound like sheep or cattle, I knew. They sounded a little like horse, but I had never heard a horse with hoof beats like bells, or wind chimes! I finished feeding the greedy sheep, sure I had imagined it- why would a Companion come for me? As I set down the grain bucket, I felt a large nose push lightly at her back. It was definitely larger than a sheep, and I had just fed the cattle, so they would have no reason to be on this side of the farm, even if they could get out of their pasture.

I slowly turned around and saw a smallish white horse with silver hooves and crystal blue eyes that she slowly fell into. "oh my" I mummered.

"Hello, Chosen. My name is Kat. And I choose you, sister of my heart!" the voice said in my mind.