Tisaanah’s best friend, Serel, who is one of Esmaris’s favorite guards, rushes in when he hears the commotion. In a wild surge of fury, Tisaanah lashes out at Esmaris with her magic, and accidentally kills him. He whips Tisaanah severely in punishment, and as Tisaanah watches her dreams crumble, she realizes that he will not stop until he beats her to death. He never expected her to meet his absurd price, and is furious that she would even try. However, when she presents the money to Esmaris, he is furious. On one fateful day, Tisaanah at last reaches her goal of earning one thousand gold coins. Tisaanah all about them from an Aran Valtain traveler who would often stay with Esmaris Mikov during his visits, Zeryth Aldris. Once free, she intends to travel across the sea to Ara and join the Orders, a powerful organization of magic Wielders. Tisaanah is entirely self-taught, which means her grasp on magic is not as strong as it could be, and she primarily uses her magic to sense the emotions of other people.įor many years, Tisaanah has been working tirelessly towards buying her freedom. Fragmented Valtain are often considered to be less powerful or valuable, though this is a myth. Valtain are typically albino, but Tisaanah is Fragmented, which means that she has patches of albino coloring and patches of tan skin and dark hair. Tisaanah is a type of magic Wielder called a Valtain – who have very internal magic, usually over minds/emotions, water, air. Tisaanah is a slave in a country called Threll, to a very powerful Lord named Esmaris Mikov.

I hope this goes without saying, but BIG FAT SPOILER WARNING for the first book here! Seriously, if you have not read the book, do not read this. My next post will be a recap of book 2, Children of Fallen Gods. Let’s jump in to a little refresher on what happened in Daughter of No Worlds. Ready to jump into Mother of Death and Dawn but feeling like you need a refresher on what’s happened so far in the story? No worries! I, too, have the memory of a goldish. The War of Lost Hearts: The Story Thus Far…