Joanna Hapley

Joanna Hapley of Hapley. Previously of Bear.

Childhood
Joanna Hapley was firstborn to parents Theobald and Marin Bear. She was a precocious, talkative child with curly black hair and olive skin.

Her father taught her to horse-ride and the captain of the Bear guard taught her to use a crossbow.

Adolescence
Joanna was thirteen years old when her mother proposed marrying her to Ciaran Hapley; the twenty-one year old lord of Hapley. The match was a smart one, as Hapley was a rich jewel in Bear's trade route; however it did take the combined efforts of Marin Bear and the captain of the guards (Theobald's best friend) to convince Lord Bear to reliquish his prized daughter.

The two were married very quickly; Joanna was deemed ready for marriage and Ciaran was already twenty-one so she was taken to Hapley for the wedding.

Marriage and Children
Joanna and Ciaran's marriage was generally a happy one; though Joanna still felt the child when she was around him. Her opinion was still stated; but often only once and after a prod.

Joanna was thirteen when she gave birth to her first child; a son named Benfrey. He was followed by a daughter, Ailene, and then three more sons; Tristrim, Walkem and Joran.