Keara O'Reilly (Irish cousin to Fidget) often delighted in telling imaginative fairy-tales to her family relatives and close friends. One of them in particular (and deemed as her most favorite) is the adventures of Princess Reyelene. Reyelene is a Turkish princess who is often blunt toward strangers and cold to anyone that gives her bad vibes. But when around those dear to her, she's sweet and sympathetic, as her heart is that of a peasant. As Keara tells it in her story, the heroine was originally born in the low social status of ancient Turkey, under the birth name Leila Ain Azalea Barakah. At the age of eight, Leila, along with her family, were captured by the Rat Sultan, a cruel and evil tyrant. In fear of a prophecy that a wandering peasant whose skills have no equal would claim his throne, the Sultan, under the assumption that it would be a man, had Leilas father and two brothers beheaded along with many other male peasants. Leila and her mother were forced to serve as part of the Sultans royal dancers. They were threatened to share the same fate as the father and brothers if they dared to disobey. Fed up with the cruel treatment, but frightened for her life, Leila ran away in the guise of a peasant boy and lived the life of an outcast. After many adventures and hardships, she eventually ran into a warrior, an outcast himself, who took pity on her and offered her food, shelter, and sanctuary from the cruel world. The warrior also gave her an excellent education and taught her sword fighting (as the warrior sees her worthy of a talent that no other female would possess). The lessons Leila learned from the warrior eventually lead her back to Turkey. In the guise of a Persian Sultan named Rey, Leila studied the Sultan while hiding the fact that she was the young girl who fled his kingdom. When the time was right and the opportunity presented itself, Leila finally revealed herself to the Sultan, struck him down, and took his place on the throne as the princess of Turkey. She then changed her name to Reyelene. The name is a rare variation of "Raylene" (pronounced "ra-LEEN") which is derived from the French word ray "kingly" (also Old English for "Wise Protector") and "Lene" meaning "sheep."

Keara's idea for Reyelene was based on a Turkish female similar to the persona of the character who her father, Fenris, encountered during his own adventures in Turkey. The story of Princess Reyelene is Keara's own fairy-tale for all bat-kind and, like all fairy-tales, is meant to teach a moral message to audiences both young and old. The story of Reyelene is meant to be told to bats dealing with the daily hardships they face in a mouse-dominated society. It is told as a series of adventures and is frequently changed, whether by Keara's family members or by Keara herself, as the story is meant to be oral rather than written. Even Fidget himself tells his own renditions of Reyelene's story to his two children, Jeanette and Finnius Jr.

References

• Bartel, Nick. Medieval Islamic Cultures. November 1, 2003. Horace Mann Middle School. October 7, 2005 http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Islam_New_Main.html
• Author unknown. Les Arts Turcs. October 2, 2003 Les Arts Turcs: The art and culture center ... October 7, 2005 http://www.lesartsturcs.com/sergei_painting.php

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