In a world divided by race. mixed genetics make loyalty difficult
Harriet lived with her father in relative peace until the day a strange woman shows up the village square and tries to blast the market to pieces. After two short visits from the village Elders, Harriet is abandoned, homeless and hunted.
A mercenary with too many words spilling out of his mouth grabs Harriet and drags her into the forest she was forbade from entering as a villager. Reluctant, but with no other choice, Harriet is forced to trust the mercenary. For now at least.
When Harriet learns her father has been sighted and then goes missing again with more pale skinned women hot on his trail she embarks on a desperate journey to find him.
Her search for her father embroils her in an urgent need to solve the imminent war crisis. But when it comes to the crunch, Harriet finds it difficult to pick her penultimate side.