Terris, named after Valterris, the Goddess of beauty, compassion, virtue, and industry, loved her homeland of Artaeria. She served the Prophetess as one of the many handmaidens in the palace. But the time for the current prophetess was coming to a close. She had served faithfully for the last thousand years as the bridge between Valterris and her people. A new prophetess would be chosen, along with her guardian. In other lands, a sinister plot was brewing that could place all of Artaeria in jeopardy. Terris finds herself thrust into a world of chaos as everything she knows and loves comes crashing down around her. *Winner of the 2018 EYHO Summer Award for Fantasy*