Across the River

Mari is a girl in a world dominated by men, a peasant in a land ruled by nobles, and a native Nadhrau in a time when the Shalt treat her people like animals.Her opportunity to change her world comes when she meets a young man, Brened, who claims to be dead King Neladhan's nephew and the rightful ruler of Nadhron. Though it means losing many of the people she loves, perhaps forever, Mari ultimately must discern the difference between treachery and loyalty, between faith and choice,...
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Mari is a girl in a world dominated by men, a peasant in a land ruled by nobles, and a native Nadhrau in a time when the Shalt treat her people like animals.Her opportunity to change her world comes when she meets a young man, Brened, who claims to be dead King Neladhan's nephew and the rightful ruler of Nadhron. Though it means losing many of the people she loves, perhaps forever, Mari ultimately must discern the difference between treachery and loyalty, between faith and choice, between tradition and desire, and between what she wants to be and what others want for her.