Remembering who she once was, Caryss begins a new journey as she enters the King's City with a dark mage and a trusted friend. Once god-touched, the healer no longer knows which path is hers to choose or which the High Lord created. For half her life, she trained as a healer and vowed to harm none, yet now she carries a sacred dagger forged of ancient magic. On a mission to save the dying king, Caryss struggles against those who would use her as a weapon in the fight for the Cordisian throne. But she bears a weapon stronger than all: an unborn daughter who will be like none before her.