It’s been nearly a week since Kalima escaped the high priest’s knife and her own ritual murder, but now injured, lost, and captured by a band of desert nomads, she’s not sure her situation has improved much.
But her captors are more than they seem, particularly the healer, who finds that Kalima has a useful affinity for magic, and the band leader’s sister, who awakens feelings in Kalima that she’s not sure she can handle. The world beyond the river is much bigger and more dangerous than Kalima ever imagined when she was confined in the walls of the white stone palace.
It’s been nearly a week since Kalima escaped the high priest’s knife and her own ritual murder, but now injured, lost, and captured by a band of desert nomads, she’s not sure her situation has improved much.
But her captors are more than they seem, particularly the healer, who finds that Kalima has a useful affinity for magic, and the band leader’s sister, who awakens feelings in Kalima that she’s not sure she can handle. The world beyond the river is much bigger and more dangerous than Kalima ever imagined when she was confined in the walls of the white stone palace.