The Amrithi are outcasts nomads descended of desert spirits, they are coveted and persecuted throughout the Empire for the power in their blood. Mehr is the illegitiamte daughter of an imperial governor and exiled Amrithi mother she can barely remember but whose face and magic she has inhertied.,When Mehr's power comes to the attention of the emperor's most feared mystics, she must use every ounce of will, subtlety and power she possesses to resis their cruel agenda.