Sheba

Sheba is the Wise Woman of Rin. She lives in a hut beyond the Rin orchard.

Rowan of Rin
Marlie, Jonn and Rowan visited Sheba in the hopes of gaining advice for their journey up the Mountain to restore the stream. Though Sheba accepted the gift of cheeses that they bring with them, she mocked the two adults, saying that the Mountain would destroy their strength and that they were not as brave as they liked to think. She spoke a strange rhyme at them, which the three Rinfolk mistake as nonsense, but which was meant to guide them along their quest. Seemingly out of spite, to teach the adults a lesson, she threw a stick at Rowan's head, knowing that he would soon discover that it was a magical map which only he could hold and read, thus forcing him to join the Mountain party and guide them on their way.

Rowan of Rin

 * Rowan of Rin
 * Rowan and the Travellers
 * Rowan and the Zebak
 * Rowan of the Bukshah

Trivia

 * Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal is the only book in the Rowan of Rin series where Sheba does not appear or are mentioned, despite her consequential role in the rest of the books.