ASIN: B00G9JV7Q2
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 382
Basha, a wistful, impetuous young man, yearns to marry his girlfriend Jawen. Yet he is self-conscious of their class differences and his lack of prospects, especially when he is scorned by Jawen’s father, the wealthy merchant Lapo, as an orphan balnor, or bastard, left on the innkeeper’s doorstep by his birth mother Kala.
Jawen is equally torn between her love and family. And even Basha’s adopted family, especially his brother Oaka, doubt that Basha and Jawen will marry. But Basha wishes to prove that he is worthy of Jawen’s love by getting a spot on the town’s militia. And he wants to propose to her the next night at the Courtship ritual, which puts added pressure on Jawen.
Yet when things go awry at the militia tryouts and Courtship ritual, and Basha seems to be plagued by crows and a mysterious guardian, can he set things right again? Will Basha have to take a drastic step to prove ...
