ik ash . ▁Da ine ▁( al ong ▁with ▁other ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁series ) ▁also ▁appears ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁Prote ctor ▁of ▁the ▁Small ▁and ▁D augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁Lion ess ▁series . ▁Num air ▁Sal mal in : ▁A ▁very ▁tall , ▁very ▁powerful ▁m age ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁shape ▁shift . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁" black - ro be " ▁m ages ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁though ▁is ▁usually ▁m ild - mann ered ▁and ▁awk ward , ▁can ▁be ▁extremely ▁emot ional ▁at ▁times . ▁This ▁is ▁shown ▁when ▁he ▁turns ▁a ▁m age ▁gone ▁bad ▁( a ▁former ▁friend ▁at ▁school ▁named ▁Tr istan ▁St agh orn ) ▁into ▁a ▁tree ▁after ▁he , ▁( T rist an ) ▁tries ▁to ▁hurt ▁Da ine . ▁In ▁" Em peror ▁M age ," ▁he ▁is ▁hint ed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁Emperor ▁O zor ne ' s ▁friend ▁once , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁enemies . ▁He ▁is ▁Da ine ' s ▁teacher ▁and ▁event ual ▁love ▁interest ; ▁they ▁are ▁married ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Tr ick ster ' s ▁Cho ice ▁and ▁have ▁two ▁children , ▁R ik ash ▁and ▁Sar ral yn . ▁On ua ▁Ch amt ong : ▁A ▁tr ader ▁and ▁horse ▁mist ress ▁for ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁R iders . ▁She ▁h ires ▁Da ine ▁as ▁her ▁assistant ▁in ▁Wild ▁Magic . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁phys ically ▁ab used ▁by ▁her ▁husband ▁and