So little Taji, at age 14, began the student of Ali, an older, but kinder man. He too had just lost his wife, leaving him to raise 2 year old Elf.
When Taji was 18, she begame Ali's wife and with Ali, had seven sons and one daughter, Allie, named after her father.
Taji stopped working in the Alchemy for many years, for she was a nursing mum.
But Taji was a quick study and dispite the time she had to take off to care for a baby, she continued her work in the Alchemy.

Ali was a good man.
But one day Ali did die of old age.

Taji then married Elf. And they too had seven children.

Six girls and one son, named Taj after his mother and grandmother. Like thier parents, all seven would grow up to be Master Scientists.
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Life is hard. So put on your big girl panties and deal with it.