Publisher's Synopsis
A Sorceress cast out, a daughter abandoned...Driven from her homeland by a coup, young Silty finds herself alone in Fenden, a country that hates and fears her kind. She hopes not to find a ship and leave as quickly as possible, to find her lost mother across the sea. But the discovery of a strange staff in a shop window and a misunderstanding with the authorities may conspire to keep Silty trapped in Fenden. With the help of some unexpected allies, the sorceress may yet embark on her quest. If she can survive proving her innocence in a duel to the death...
