A Gift of Silk

Her life had barely begun to flicker when it was hushed, long before she was born. Severed by another’s hand, she became little more than a shadow among other lost souls. He was destined to be a healer, capable of curing any ailment. But a knot had broken the smooth line—tied by one who should never have touched its thread. Always stumbling and straying from his ordained path, Karin encountered the very soul who should never have emerged from the forest. Yet he found her, brought her out, warmed her, and, defying everything he had been taught, gave her a second chance. Drawing attention to his gift and inviting misfortune upon himself. Disobeying the will of the gods.