by Tessedan
Now a captive within the very walls she once spent her life avoiding, Eska’s survival depends on navigating the holy city of the Great Cathedral. No longer an exile in the quiet of the wilds, she is a living anomaly under constant watch. A girl whose existence is a crime in a city built on the mandate of the divine. While the Church brands her an abomination, they are loath to discard a tool with such lethal potential. Under the shadow of hermentor, Eska’s training has evolved from the rugged survivalism of the forest into amastery of her own magic. But the greatest threat isn't the monsters in the dark; it's the friction of a life lived in a cage. As the relentless scrutiny of the Paladins tightens around her, Eska finds a necessary anchor in Valen. A man whose rigid devotion to his duty is increasingly at odds with the protective heat he feels for the heretic he was meant to guard. Walk with the heretic as Eska is forced to realize that the only way to protect those she values is to become the monster the Church already believes her to be. And even if many may hate her, not everyone is an enemy—as much as they’d like to be. [This is the continuation to New Vessel, but I tried writing it so the first book is not needed]
