to trace the forest wild

On the verge of her commencement into Shansor’s service as a Defender, Yirah is Called to undertake a quest she doesn’t want, but one she cannot ignore.

Part of The Four Sisters series of short stories.

Originally published as “The Quest” in the May 31, 2010, issue of The Cross and the Cosmos, and later in The Cross and the Cosmos Anthology: Year 1.