Set in the expansive universe of Mercedes Lackeyâs Valdemar, this is about a young woman who works in an inn. Sheâs yearned and waited much of her life for a companion to walk past the gates, choose her, and carry her into a heroic, useful life.
This doesnât happen. It never has. But she does meet a companion and her herald, Carrisâthe latter injured, with a mission that cost the life of his partner. The mission isnât completed, and itâs critical.
Kelsey decides to helpâand discovers why a herald and their companion were killed in commission of that mission. Can she survive? Can Carris?
Set in the expansive universe of Mercedes Lackeyâs Valdemar, this is about a young woman who works in an inn. Sheâs yearned and waited much of her life for a companion to walk past the gates, choose her, and carry her into a heroic, useful life.
This doesnât happen. It never has. But she does meet a companion and her herald, Carrisâthe latter injured, with a mission that cost the life of his partner. The mission isnât completed, and itâs critical.
Kelsey decides to helpâand discovers why a herald and their companion were killed in commission of that mission. Can she survive? Can Carris?