In a world of clashing cultures, a girl fights for freedom - and finds a surpring romantic ally - after learning a startling truth about her identity. Inside an ancient temple in the mountains, fi fteen-year-old Zira trains in the martial arts to become a warrior priestess who can defend the faith of the Ruan people. Bearing a scar on her face from the fire that killed her parents, the orphaned Zira is taught to distrust the occupying Sedornes. Terror...