Once upon a time, in a land far far away, a beautiful dark-haired woman clutching a baby to her heart ran through the forest. Her followers were sure to lose her if she just ran through that thick pack of trees... or so she thought. She was wrong.
The bandits following her grabbed her from behind. She dropped the child and before she could pick her up again, a bandit pulled her up on his horse and rode away. The group would enjoy their evening very much with her.
The little baby in the bundle rolled over the forest ground. Crying but unable to stop, it rolled further... right into a river. The strong current carried the tiny girl away. For hours the baby travelled on, cold, wet, hungry and crying, down the river, until a large hand picked her out of the water. A man with an unhandsome but friendly face stared down at her.
"She looks like her mother," he said, examining the girl's dark curls, green eyes and pale skin.
"Madelon Kaysdaughter."

Yes, one of my writings :D Yes, you can expect more where that came from :D and yes, I'm not very modest :D