Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn; the folk of
the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. But generations ago, the
greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his
people. Now, only small gifts remain to them. Through her lineage,
Moirin possesses such gifts – the ability to summon the twilight and
conceal herself, and the skill to coax plants to grow.
Moirin
has a secret, too. From childhood onward, she senses the presence of
unfamiliar gods in her life; the bright lady, and the man with a
seedling cupped in his palm. Raised in the wilderness by her reclusive
mother, it isn't until she comes of age that Moirin learns how
illustrious, if mixed, her heritage is. The great granddaughter of
Alais the Wise, child of the Maghuin Donn, and a cousin of the Cruarch
of Alba, Moirin learns her father was a D'Angeline priest dedicated to
serving Naamah, goddess of desire.
After Moirin undergoes the
rites of adulthood, she finds divine acceptance... on the condition that
she fulfill an unknown destiny that lies somewhere beyond the ocean. Or
perhaps oceans. Beyond Terre d'Ange where she finds her father, in the
far reaches of distant Ch'in, Moirin's skills are a true gift when
facing the vengeful plans of an ambitious mage, a noble warrior
princess desperate to save her father's throne, and the spirit of a
celestial dragon.
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