As the Shadaonae rise in the west and war threatens the north, a young woman discovers she is not human... When Rowena Mar finds a strange mark on her hand, she is banished from her village as a witch. She covers the mark with a leather glove and seeks sanctuary in the White City. She lives in fear that if she touches another person, the power inside her will trigger again - a terrifying power that allows her to see the darkness inside the human heart ... But the mark is a summons, and those called cannot hide forever. For the salvation of her people lies within her hand. -- From the back cover.