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History
Hadaccah comes from a rather large family with more brothers and sisters than she can keep track of. The third daughter of seven, sixth child of ten, born from the third bride of five and the second son of the head from seven sons, Hadaccah had very little chance to be lonely let alone be noticed amongst her many siblings and other family members. A family made of nomadic herders and merchants; she had siblings, cousins, uncles and nieces in every corner of her life for every moment of it too. From her first word to her first menstrual cycle, nothing was private and somehow her family seemed to know about the things that happened to her before she did! There was no such thing as “me” and “I” instead “we” and “us” reigned which brought with it certain expectations that the men and woman of the tribe were to do. Like ants or bees, each person had a job to do and they needed to do it will in order for the tribe to continue its existence. Her role in the tribe was until she was to be married by a husband chosen by her father, a caretaker of the younger children and be the dutiful daughter.

However, Hadaccah had other plans.

As tradition dictates, when she was young Hadaccah was to be watched by an older sister, most specifically her twelfth oldest sister from the fifth bride, Ayaelet who was in love with Udiel from the tribe of Eylam from Caanon north of the Tiberius River. As a young woman in love, Ayalet was burdened by caring for her younger siblings and persuaded her older brother Yehoshua, to watch them for a while so that she could spend time with Udiel promising him to talk to Eylam about his cousin Galya (whom Udiel was infatuated with). The two made sure to keep their younger siblings quite about the entire exchange by creating a lie that father had sent Ayaelet on an errand. If their father had known of the exchanges the two would find themselves in tears for years to come. Being a clever girl, Hadaccah watched her elder siblings closely, making sure to hear every word of their conversation.

They traded places three more times and on the fourth switch, Hadaccah made her move. Weighing her options carefully, she approached her brother first. He was smarter than Ayaelet but would become dull when under pressure and thus would be more inclined to keep her from revealing the siblings truancies. A few words and bluffs arranged to watch him four times while he did metal work designs to create what her family was most well known for, beautiful jewelry made of precious stones and metals. Hadaccah was instantly mesmerized with the idea of creating something that others could wear. After her first night of watching Udiel create the intricate pieces, she could not sleep her mind thinking of what designs she could bring to life. The second night she was eager to make something and though Udiel protested he finally relented to creating a hair pin of her design. With her brother’s skilled hands it had become the most beautiful hair piece anyone had ever seen. The next two visits consisted of creating more of Hadaccah’s designs.

When the day for the market came, their father had greatly praised Udiel and his skill. All of Hadaccah’s items had sold to a well known aristocrat who had praised the artesian greatly. Many people began to flock to their stall in hopes of obtaining one of the David tribe’s enchanting gems. Though insanely happy, Udiel realized that he had created a problem. His own designs though lovely, where never greatly appreciated as Hadaccah’s had been. Finding himself in a tight spot, Udiel struck a deal with Hadaccah to teach her the craft if she would continue to give him designs. Secretly the two worked and Hadaccah quickly learned the art. It was inevitable that Hadaccah would get tired of letting Udiel take credit for her creations.

When she stopped giving Udiel ideas and highly skilled work, Udiel tried to maintain what he could by stating that he wanted to focus on marriage taking leave of the art to start a family. Their father agreed only if Udiel would make one final set of jewelry. Agreeing to the condition, Udiel returned to plead with his sister to stop her resistance. For her part Hadaccah held out as long as she could but she loved the thrill of twisting and turning the gold, placing the precious stones carefully into place. She knew that it was impossible for her to take the craft and agreed to do one last set. Once the last batch was over Udiel would marry leaving the craft and Hadaccah back to her main duties. With a heavy heart, Hadaccah put all of herself into making even more stunning works. The last set was her masterpiece and far beyond anything that she had ever done before. A set made for a princess… and a princess it would be.

On the day the jewelry was placed to be sold, a servant of the Emperor had come to purchase the items. The princess of Persia, who would be visiting the country, was arriving and he had wanted to present her with a gift. Hadaccah’s creations had been just what the Emperor was looking for to reflect the talent of his people. The princess had been taken by the stunning jewelry that she requested to have another set made for her younger sister.

The entire tribe had been in uproar of joy, Udiel however, had been aghast with the news. He had tried to recreate a similar set without his sister’s assistance, but the damage had been done. Hadaccah had become so skilled she outshined her brother in many ways. In a nervous fit he told the eldest brother, Kafziel, who was the head of the craft below their father. Outraged Kafziel called Hadaccah to see if it was true that it had been her who had designed the beautiful jewelry. Terrified she admitted that she had not just designed them but created them as well. Kafziel immediately explained to their father what had happened and how the two had made fools out of the tribe.

Her father had been silent for a very long time. Four days after the astonishing revelation he called Hadaccah to his tent. Begrudgingly her father admitted that Hadaccah had a gift and it was a blessing. He allowed her to create the requested set and more. She had wept tears of joy at her father’s words and thanked him a thousand times. Hadacccah had been released from the chains of her burden of duties and allowed to follow the path her heart desired. In her heart she thanked the Emperor for seeing the talent that she held and swore her loyalty to him.

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