Carth closed her eyes. What choice did she have but to go with him? She wanted to learn to control her power, but leaving Nyaesh felt too much like running.
What could she do without knowing her powers? To become strong enough to stop the Hjan—to really stop them—she would have to become as Invar said, like the wall around the palace, both stone and ivy. She didn’t know which represented the shadows and which the A’ras, but she had to know enough to use the combination to be stronger than either.
When Jhon stepped to the side, she hesitated only a moment more before letting him lead her onto the ship, and finally away from Nyaesh.
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Carthenne Rel survived the Hjan attack on the A'ras and has left the north, the only place she ever really known. Now she travels to better understand what it means that she's shadow born.
Stranded by storms in a dangerous port city, she's captured while helping rescue a young girl from slavers. Discovering her mysterious captor's agenda forces her to play his games in order to escape, only to realize she hasn't finished with the Hjan. The lessons her captor has taught just might be the key to defeating them for good while protecting all of the north.
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Also by D.K. Holmberg
The Shadow Accords
Shadow Cursed
Shadow Born
The Dark Ability
The Dark Ability
The Heartstone Blade
The Tower of Venass
Blood of the Watcher
The Shadowsteel Forge
The Guild Secret
Rise of the Elder
The Sighted Assassin
The Painted Girl
The Binders Game
The Forgotten
Assassin’s End (coming November 2016)
The Cloud Warrior Saga
Bound by Fire
Changed by Fire
Fortress of Fire
Forged in Fire
Serpent of Fire
Servant of Fire
Born of Fire
Broken of Fire
Light of Fire: December 2016
Others in the Cloud Warrior Series
Prelude to Fire
Chasing the Wind
Drowned by Water
Deceived by Water
Salvaged by Water
The Endless War
Darkness Rising
Endless Night
Summoner’s Bond
The Lost Garden
Keeper of the Forest
The Desolate Bond
Keeper of Light
The Painter Mage
Shifted Agony
Arcane Mark
Painter For Hire
Stolen Compass