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=== Immortality's burdens === | === Immortality's burdens === | ||
Ashildr started writing diaries so she could read about the parts of her life she couldn't remember, and would tear out the pages containing memories she would rather stay forgotten. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | |||
Under the alias Lady Sherade, Ashildr caught the eye of the [[King (The Arabian Knightmare)|King of Samarkland]] and married him, telling him the story of how she met [[Sinbad]] and [[Ali-Baba|Ali Baba]] under the alias Ash El Dir. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Arabian Knightmare (short story)|The Arabian Knightmare]]'') | Under the alias Lady Sherade, Ashildr caught the eye of the [[King (The Arabian Knightmare)|King of Samarkland]] and married him, telling him the story of how she met [[Sinbad]] and [[Ali-Baba|Ali Baba]] under the alias Ash El Dir. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Arabian Knightmare (short story)|The Arabian Knightmare]]'') | ||
Using the alias Alys, Ashildr married [[Tomas (The Triple Knife)|Tomas]] and stayed with him for twenty years. Their relationship produced three children: [[Essie]], [[Johann (The Triple Knife)|Johann]], and [[Rue]]. Essie was unexpected and Ashildr believed she did not want children until Essie was born, then she realised how much she loved her daughter. She decided to have two more children so that they could comfort one another one day when she would inevitably leave them to protect the secret of her immortality. On [[9 August]] [[1348]], Ashildr took her children and left their lives in [[France]] on a boat for [[Britain]]. She chose to leave Tomas because she feared his growing comments about how having three children in twenty years didn't appear to have changed her body and he would ask if her hair grew. During the voyage her children caught the [[Bubonic Plague|Plague]]. She tried to decide which one of them to save with the second Mire medical repair kit, but ultimately decided to save none of them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Triple Knife (short story)|The Triple Knife]]'') She kept the pages in to remind her to never have any more offspring as they would all die eventually | Using the alias Alys, Ashildr married [[Tomas (The Triple Knife)|Tomas]] and stayed with him for twenty years. Their relationship produced three children: [[Essie]], [[Johann (The Triple Knife)|Johann]], and [[Rue]]. Essie was unexpected and Ashildr believed she did not want children until Essie was born, then she realised how much she loved her daughter. She decided to have two more children so that they could comfort one another one day when she would inevitably leave them to protect the secret of her immortality. On [[9 August]] [[1348]], Ashildr took her children and left their lives in [[France]] on a boat for [[Britain]]. She chose to leave Tomas because she feared his growing comments about how having three children in twenty years didn't appear to have changed her body and he would ask if her hair grew. During the voyage her children caught the [[Bubonic Plague|Plague]]. She tried to decide which one of them to save with the second Mire medical repair kit, but ultimately decided to save none of them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Triple Knife (short story)|The Triple Knife]]'') She kept the pages in her diary detailing this loss to remind her to never have any more offspring as they would all die eventually. | ||
[[File:Ashildr at Agincourt.jpg|thumb|left|Ashildr in [[1415]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')]] | [[File:Ashildr at Agincourt.jpg|thumb|left|Ashildr in [[1415]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')]] | ||
In [[1415]], Ashildr took part in the [[Battle of Agincourt]], declaring to be able to "fire six arrows in under a minute". | |||
Soon becoming bored of life, | Soon becoming bored of life, Ashildr turned to living a double life as a criminal, stealing the riches from wealthy people while also living as "Lady Me" with a [[servant]], [[Clayton (The Woman Who Lived)|Clayton]], whom she gradually became bored with. By this time she had become cold, detached and saw little meaning in life since by her point of view their lives were like smoke. She also became bitter at the [[Twelfth Doctor|Doctor]] for not taking her with him in his travels and leaving her to move through life. | ||
One day, Me found a [[Leonian]] named [[Leandro]] resting in her courtyard. He claimed to have crashed on Earth and they formed a partnership in order to retrieve the [[Eyes of Hades]]. The amulet would allow Leandro to leave Earth and he agreed to take Me with him. | One day, Me found a [[Leonian]] named [[Leandro]] resting in her courtyard. He claimed to have crashed on Earth and they formed a partnership in order to retrieve the [[Eyes of Hades]]. The amulet would allow Leandro to leave Earth and he agreed to take Me with him. | ||
[[File:The Woman Who Lived.jpg|thumb|The Doctor and Ashildr stealing the [[Eyes of Hades]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')]] | [[File:The Woman Who Lived.jpg|thumb|The Doctor and Ashildr stealing the [[Eyes of Hades]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')]] | ||
While committing a failed robbery on Mr [[Fanshawe (The Woman Who Lived)|Fanshawe]] and [[Lucie Fanshawe]] (during which time she affected a convincing male voice as part of her disguise), Me encountered the Doctor again while he was searching for the Eyes of Hades. The Doctor didn't recognise her until she removed her mask and reverted to her original voice. The Doctor subsequently helped Me steal the Eyes of Hades from the Fanshawe household, initially not knowing about Me's partnership with Leandro. After the Doctor was introduced to Leandro, he learned of their plan to leave Earth by killing someone for a power source. Me was originally going to use her butler | While committing a failed robbery on Mr [[Fanshawe (The Woman Who Lived)|Fanshawe]] and [[Lucie Fanshawe]] (during which time she affected a convincing male voice as part of her disguise), Me encountered the Doctor again while he was searching for the Eyes of Hades. The Doctor didn't recognise her until she removed her mask and reverted to her original voice. The Doctor subsequently helped Me steal the Eyes of Hades from the Fanshawe household, initially not knowing about Me's partnership with Leandro. After the Doctor was introduced to Leandro, he learned of their plan to leave Earth by killing someone for a power source. Me was originally going to use her butler but eventually settled on [[highwayman]] [[Sam Swift]] the Quick as the victim since he was sentenced to die anyway. However, after the Doctor stopped Swift's [[hanging]] with a fake [[pardon]] using his [[psychic paper]], Me placed the Eyes of Hades on Swift herself, killing him to open the portal. After the portal was opened, Me realised that Leandro was lying and was using her so that his brethren could invade Earth. Horrified by what she had done, Me used the second Mire kit to revive Sam Swift and close the portal, leading to Leandro being executed by the Leonians. She later had a drink with Sam and the Doctor. When she asked the Doctor if Sam was immortal now he replied that he wasn't sure. She promised to watch the Doctor for as long as he was alive in order to protect Earth from him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | ||
=== Life in the 21st century === | === Life in the 21st century === | ||
[[File:Ashildr in the picture.jpg|thumb|left|"Me" shows up in a [[selfie]] taken by [[Evie Hubbard]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')]] | [[File:Ashildr in the picture.jpg|thumb|left|"Me" shows up in a [[selfie]] taken by [[Evie Hubbard]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')]] | ||
In the [[21st century]], Me appeared in the background of a [[selfie]] taken by Clara Oswald and [[Evie Hubbard]], which Clara planned to show the Doctor. When she did, he noticed Me in the background but did not say anything to Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | |||
Me became the [[mayor]] of an alien refugee camp hidden in the heart of [[London]], for those who were desperate and destitute, without hope or a home. This camp was called the [[Trap Street, London|trap street]]. Later, to ensure the safety of the trap street, ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'') she was convinced by the [[Time Lord]]s to trick the Doctor into being transported inside his [[confession dial]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') She set up a plot where [[Rigsy]] "murdered" [[Anah]], a [[Janus (species)|Janus]] resident of the trap street, when actually she was placed inside a [[stasis chamber]] by Ashildr. She placed a [[chronolock]] on Rigsy, and was successful in luring the Doctor to the street, where Clara "stupidly" took the chronolock from Rigsy. Horrified by this turn of events, Me revealed she couldn't remove the chronolock – she had made a specific agreement with the Quantum Shade for Rigsy, and Clara had destroyed the deal, taking it out of Me's hands. Clara was killed by the Quantum Shade, and the Doctor was tricked into having a [[teleport bracelet]] attached to his wrist to teleport him away. As he left, the Doctor warned Me that Clara's pleas were meant to protect her and her people from the Doctor, and it would be a good idea for Me to stay out of his way. Me acknowledged this numbly. ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'') | Me became the [[mayor]] of an alien refugee camp hidden in the heart of [[London]], for those who were desperate and destitute, without hope or a home. This camp was called the [[Trap Street, London|trap street]]. Later, to ensure the safety of the trap street, ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'') she was convinced by the [[Time Lord]]s to trick the Doctor into being transported inside his [[confession dial]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') She set up a plot where [[Rigsy]] "murdered" [[Anah]], a [[Janus (species)|Janus]] resident of the trap street, when actually she was placed inside a [[stasis chamber]] by Ashildr. She placed a [[chronolock]] on Rigsy, and was successful in luring the Doctor to the street, where Clara "stupidly" took the chronolock from Rigsy. Horrified by this turn of events, Me revealed she couldn't remove the chronolock – she had made a specific agreement with the Quantum Shade for Rigsy, and Clara had destroyed the deal, taking it out of Me's hands. Clara was killed by the Quantum Shade, and the Doctor was tricked into having a [[teleport bracelet]] attached to his wrist to teleport him away. As he left, the Doctor warned Me that Clara's pleas were meant to protect her and her people from the Doctor, and it would be a good idea for Me to stay out of his way. Me acknowledged this numbly. ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'') |