Fiercer Than The Pain

He thought his life was over ... Imprisoned and tortured, Praleyo feared for his life, until someone sacrificed herself for him, and he met Vheratsho as he had never wished to meet her, Vheratsho the renegade Lakhabrech, Vheratsho, the "Unquiet Spirit". Things are not as they seem, and he agrees to help her in the most dangerous task she has ever undertaken. The City Tarso-I'en demands she take a census of her Lakhabrech kin, who do not tolerate City interference. Will they kill her or allow her to live? Will Rakhzha, Praleyo's long-standing Lakhabrech friend, give him the welcome and forgiveness he so desperately needs? How will Yaria, Rakhzha's wife, and Gheivheatkha and Liera, their two children, react? While above, a new star glowers over the landscape, outshining the sun and the sister-sun, goddesses to the Lakhabrech and the City alike ... Yhe Farr, who hunt and kill anyone crossing the Desolate Lands, are stirring, and the Lakhabrech must consider their options for survival ...