Before there was Laney, there was a minstrel... Sora Ranelle of the Andrei, who rose to become one of the most loved Great Mothers in Sparo's history. From questionable beginnings, & possessing power she can't control, the Mother of the Andrei sent Rain to learn control under the tutelage of the eldest & most powerful Mountain Gypsy, Mother Udele, whose fate Udele has already seen in her visions.