Will a young healer abandon her dreams to stop a war?
Orphaned as a child, Reisil has spent her life studying to become the healer for the town that loved and raised her. This is her dream come true.
But some dreams are destined to end in blood and fire.
Word has come that a treaty will end the long war between Reisil's native land and its neighbor. Not everyone is celebrating. Traitors on both sides will do anything to stop it. On the eve of the treaty's signing, Reisil's new friend—the foreign ambassador's daughter—is abducted, leaving behind an ominous trail of blood.
Now only Reisil can find the kidnappers and stop the war from reigniting.
To end the bloody fighting, she must sacrifice all she's worked for and join a band of rescuers she cannot trust. Out of her element and magically soul-bonded to a bitterly resentful goshawk, she travels into enemy lands where she will be betrayed....
Reisil must overcome her own hatred to become what destiny demands...unless treachery, malevolence, and inexperience destroy her first?
