▁begins ▁" End om and i ov iz am aron de y aso ..." ▁and ▁contains ▁ 2 5 3 ▁sy ll ables . ▁ ▁D ors ▁Ven ab ili ▁D ors ▁Ven ab ili ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁friend , ▁prote ctor ▁and ▁later ▁wife ▁of ▁H ari ▁S eld on , ▁the ▁primary ▁character ▁of ▁P rel ude ▁to ▁Foundation ▁and ▁For ward ▁the ▁Foundation . ▁At ▁face ▁value , ▁Ven ab ili ▁is ▁a ▁woman ▁two ▁years ▁younger ▁than ▁S eld on , ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁words ▁not ▁very ▁good - looking . ▁She ▁tells ▁S eld on ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁historian ▁from ▁Cin na , ▁and , ▁before ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁The ▁Fl ight , ▁Ven ab ili ▁taught ▁history ▁classes ▁at ▁Stre eling ▁University ▁on ▁Tr ant or . ▁ ▁Ven ab ili ▁has ▁been ▁assigned ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁protect ing ▁H ari ▁S eld on ▁by ▁Ch etter ▁Hum min ▁( one ▁of ▁several ▁ali ases ▁used ▁by ▁R . ▁D ane el ▁Oliv aw ) ▁who ▁takes ▁an ▁initial ▁interest ▁in ▁H ari ▁S eld on ' s ▁psych oh istory ▁research . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁P rel ude ▁to ▁Foundation ▁and ▁For ward ▁the ▁Foundation ▁she ▁shows ▁an ▁obs ess ive ▁concern ▁for ▁his ▁safety ▁and ▁ear ns ▁the ▁nick name ▁" The ▁T iger ▁Woman " ▁for ▁the ▁fer ocity ▁with ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁defend ▁him , ▁and ▁her ▁accuracy , ▁ref lex es , ▁and ▁skill ▁( all ▁thought