Some debts cannot be repaid. They can only be carried forward.

Before a Tahur monk can be ordained, he must leave the cloister and discover the
purpose his life is meant to serve. Filip’s quest begins in fire and blood when his
monastery is destroyed and a Nawaree girl sacrifices herself to save him. Bound by
grief and a debt of honor, he follows her pendant to the hidden tribe she called home.
The Nawarees are more than traveling performers and beggars. For generations, they
have moved quietly through the Confederation, protecting the innocent from an alien

virus that turns humans into killers. But now the pathogen is changing, spreading faster,
striking harder, and threatening even those sworn to contain it.
As the Nawarees’ secret war erupts around him, Filip must decide what honor truly
demands: staying with the people who saved him, or leaving them behind to protect the
one person who may still be able to save everyone.