"Behold, my lords, my ladies, and anyone else not with two easy free points of appearance! I bring to you, an adept most adept, the Raven of writings, the Ghost that haunts the tyrants halls, the Witch of River and Rune, the whisper of wisdom in the ears of heroes, the savior of the dream chained, the diverter of Hydra and the Champion that stands before the Dragon and then befriends it, that favored child of the scarred dale builders, the defeater of the Fuath, the living lash against those who would hold the whip against the innocent, the far wanderer, the ever seeking, the foiler of despoilers.... Mistress Zara Schwartz!"