Chapter 3
Urak locates her heirThe village of Hael was preparing a wedding feast. One of their most popular young farmers, Geb, was marrying the young woman he had been in love with all his life — Farla, daughter of By-ek, the chief Elder of the village. Geb had waited a long time for her consent. He had asked her first when they were young children and regularly every year at the spring festival since then. But, although she was fond of him, she had made it clear she was not in love with him and would prefer their friendship to remain as it was.
When she was fourteen she had chosen to leave Hael for the Temple of the Sun, to train as priest. At first her enthusiasm and dedication had been unshakeable. She had no doubt that she was destined to be one of the Lords of the Sun, the highest
