Oh!  The Shaman thing is perfect, Carny.  Before the war, before Ebba took on that name, she was going to be a shaman herself.  She followed her tribe's shaman everywhere and was learning the craft from him, so it makes sense that she would have spent a lot of time with your character, too.  So, we can just say they became friendly as a result of her tribe's shaman being friendly with your character and spending a lot of time with her during the festivals and whatnot.<br/><br/>I'm thinking before she was Ebba, her name was Chanjan, which your character would know, since she didn't take on the human name until after her people had been raided.