I am Arionchui, the head of the Courcelle family.  The Courcelle
   family has been through challenges and strife, but have come out in
   the end with strong values of love, courage, perserverance and honor.
   Those of us in the Courcelle family know of our proud heritage and
   strong roots.  We have been through much, and would now like to be
   recognized as an official family, because that is who we are. *smiles*

        Our family history is rich and is cherished in our family.  This is
   how we came to be.

        On one warm summer's eve, Warik Balitang presented Arionchui
   with a bouquet of flowers, and an engagement ring.  Smiling, laughing,
   she accepted and held out her hand.  It was then that the "Courcelle"
   family almost became official.

        There was one problem - Arionchui was stuck in the Myoshi family.
   Her parents both died when she was a small child due to a fire that
   went aflame in their dilapidated hut.  When Arionchui was nearing four,
   Neira Myoshi happened to find her in the marketplace begging for
   food.  She felt so sorry for her that she decided to bring her home.
   Arionchui always felt out of place while she was growing up - there
   were too many brothers and sisters that always left her out.  She had
   grown up in solitude and later discovered that she preferred it that
   way.

        Arionchui had met Warik Balitang one fateful evening while
   running, distraught, through the Islets.  Born of royalty, Warik was a
   famous man; he was a very wealthy and well-known face around the
   kingdoms.  He arrived with his family from Gallia, a far off land, in
   order to find a princess for a wife.  When Arionchui spotted him, she
   ducked her head in order not to be seen - she had been taught not to
   meddle in the affairs of the "disgusting royals".  However, Warik
   happened to look up from his scrolls and see a flash of brown hair
   ducking behind the trees.  It was at that moment that Arionchui fell
   to the floor, exhausted from running away from a theif that tried to
   rob her.  Warik ran up to her to see what had happened, and helped
   her to her feet.  When he saw her face, he was taken aback at her
   beauty through her ragged dress and dirty face.  Arionchui lowered
   her eyes, embarassed, and began to cry.

         A few days after Warik's proposal, Arionchui managed to throw in
   the rags and leave her "home".  She had found someone she truly
   loved and refused to stay and be treated like a slave when she could
   be with the man she wanted. The Myoshi family spat at her, called her
   a traitor, a "dirty your highness", but she paid no mind.  She ran to
   Warik's house and shared with him the good news - she was a Myoshi
   no more.  They were married ten days later.

         They adopted the name of Courcelle (meaning "born of love")
   to represent the their separation of both families.  Warik was no
   longer wanting to be with the Balitang, and Arionchui was not a part of
   Myoshi anymore.  It was a name that meant everything in the world to
   them - it was their own name, and no one elses.

         The Courcelle family was supposed to consist of all royalty, but
   Warik was able to look past that and into the heart of Arionchui.  To
   this day, the couple proudly display their wedding rings on their
   fingers to show that nothing could ever break a love, or their family...

            The Courcelle family.

 - Arionchui & Warik