Almost a millennium of peace reigned in the world of Zaidna after the Dread God Anoth killed his sister and lost his master to an unknown fate. In his absence, the high races of Zaidna flourished, united in common prosperity and in worship of the Goddess. Little did they know of Anoth's obsession over reclaiming his old world and taking himself a royal bride. In the present, Kirin, a talented but naive priestess-in-training, has begun to experience nightmares, a phenomenon that is supposed to be impossible for women born under a high house of ormé. Fearing the judgment of the clergy and her peers, she withdraws, only to be called to meet with the holy prophetess, who is in direct communication with the Goddess. But Kirin discovers that secrets abound in the shadows of the noble caste, and there is more to the blessings of the Goddess than there seems....
Almost a millennium of peace reigned in the world of Zaidna after the Dread God Anoth killed his sister and lost his master to an unknown fate. In his absence, the high races of Zaidna flourished, united in common prosperity and in worship of the Goddess. Little did they know of Anoth's obsession over reclaiming his old world and taking himself a royal bride. In the present, Kirin, a talented but naive priestess-in-training, has begun to experience nightmares, a phenomenon that is supposed to be impossible for women born under a high house of ormé. Fearing the judgment of the clergy and her peers, she withdraws, only to be called to meet with the holy prophetess, who is in direct communication with the Goddess. But Kirin discovers that secrets abound in the shadows of the noble caste, and there is more to the blessings of the Goddess than there seems....