the wild daughter of the village shaman, moved with an air of unshakable confidence. Her piercing green eyes unnerved Romans and tribesfolk alike, and her lack of inhibition made her unpredictable. She had grown up skirting the edges of both worlds—half mystic, half pragmatist—and now found herself in a land where her fearlessness was an asset. Yet she relied on Dadalina for stability, as much as Dadalina relied on her mastery of change.