Leah's lineage followed a particular pattern whereby every woman in her maternal ancestry bore only one daughter in fulfillment of some peculiar celestial logic. This divine principle did not apply to male progeny; a mother could have several sons, but there was always only one daughter. There was a conspicuous purpose to this scheme of fate, as all the women who had existed in her bloodline were destined to serve as instruments of change in the realms of their times. They stood up against evil in their surroundings; not everyone succeeded, and some paid the ultimate price for their convictions. However, Leah was more concerned about what awaited her family than she was about the past.