First Blood
by K. Gorman
The rnari are skilled warriors, the most respected and feared in the continent, and Catrin li Ternadon is no exception. With a bloodline that has guarded the Raidt royalty since its inception, she is a rising prodigy in the sect: strong, fast, smart, and unquestionably loyal.
Until she breaks the hand of Tarris li Naine, the Raidt’s crown prince.
What had seemed like an act of self-defense sends her off in unofficial exile, learning swordwork at a human castle.
There, she meets Nales Cizek, second-in-line to the most powerful kingdom in the world—the same kingdom that, three centuries ago, led a blood-thirsty conquest across the continent, wielding the blade of a powerful, cursed sword.
Soon, the two are thrown together in a fast, hard battle for survival, and they will need every red cent of their strength and cunning to come out alive.
Because demons are returning, and the world will never be the same.
Until she breaks the hand of Tarris li Naine, the Raidt’s crown prince.
What had seemed like an act of self-defense sends her off in unofficial exile, learning swordwork at a human castle.
There, she meets Nales Cizek, second-in-line to the most powerful kingdom in the world—the same kingdom that, three centuries ago, led a blood-thirsty conquest across the continent, wielding the blade of a powerful, cursed sword.
Soon, the two are thrown together in a fast, hard battle for survival, and they will need every red cent of their strength and cunning to come out alive.
Because demons are returning, and the world will never be the same.