Myriam
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- "Leave me be! I'm no house wife!"
- ―Myriam having second thoughts over marrying Norris.[src]
Myriam was a huntress during the American Revolutionary War who resided within the Davenport Homestead.
Biography
Early Life
Instead of choosing the traditional alternatives of convents or brothels for a woman, she chose to live a life in the wild. By doing so, she eventually severed all ties to her immediate kin, and lost the whereabouts of her family.
Meeting Connor
Following the discovery of the Davenport Homestead's rich lands and abundant wildlife, she went to see the owner of the land, but, en route, was confronted by a group of poachers. She attempted to sway them into asking permission to hunt, to no avail, and they attacked her. She received a lead ball in the arm from the poachers. The Assassin Connor found Myriam and invited her to stay at the Homestead to recuperate. Upon departing to find the poachers, Myriam urged him to search near her hunting blind, where he found three. Killing them, he proceeded to overhear two more, who discussed William Johnson and his purchase of the land owned by the Mohawk Indians. He advanced on the final poacher, who he took captive, before eventually releasing him, ordering him to inform his companions of the happenings on the Homestead. With the medical assistance of Achilles Davenport, Myriam began to sell her surplus kills to the people of the Homestead, and began trading her furs around the Colonies. She then set up her camp in the northwestern part of the Homestead, where she hunted, skinned, and roasted her kills.
White Trophy
After two of her snares were snapped by a prowling, unique, white cougar, she requested the aid of Connor, who assisted her in tracking it. She believed it's fur to be worth a fortune, as it was white, which was unique and valuable. Connor, intrigued, decided to help. Upon discovery of the cougar, Connor gave chase, but was unable to catch up to it, and it bolted inside Norris' mine. Norris, who was dumping a load of rock at the time, informed them of it's whereabouts. Myriam devised a plan in which Connor would lure the cougar out, and she would take the shot. The plan succeeded, and Norris and Connor congratulated Myriam jovially. Myriam began to suspect Norris' attraction to her.
Saved by Norris' Hand
Norris, nervous, awaited on the trail leading to Myriam's hunting cabin, attempting to persuade himself to move forward with his gift of a hunting knife. Connor forced some confidence in him, and they moved forward together. Upon arriving, Myriam informed them that she had promised Ellen a bale of furs, and that she need to move into the bush to continue her hunt. Norris, however, handed his knife over, receiving a kiss on the cheek for his intentions. Connor informed her that he would assist in the hunt, and she agreed, thankful for assistance. Connor hunted down wolves, and then set out to meet her at her northern-most hunting blind. She was not present, and Connor found her immersed in a knife fight with the surviving poacher who had returned with murderous intentions. She kept him at bay with her gift, until Connor arrived and chased down the frightened poacher, who begged for his life, but was unmercifully killed. Myriam then realized that she was attracted to Norris, and began a relationship with him.
Marriage
This culminated into an eventual marriage to him, though she required reassurance from Connor on her wedding day. During this time, as Myriam was unaware of her father's whereabouts, Father Timothy suggested that Connor act in her father's place, which he accepted, giving her to Norris in marriage.
Trivia
- It is revealed that both Myriam and Norris were illiterate, as they required Father Timothy to read a letter received from a person regarding Norris' mined goods. Another letter informed Myriam that a shipment of furs she sent was lost in a shipwreck, read to them by Dr. Lyle White.
- Myriam seemed to hold the utmost respect for Achilles, lingering behind at his funeral, even after everyone but Connor had departed.
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