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Sister Lain was never meant to survive.In the catacombed heart of a holy city, Lain is chosen for a sacred task: to deliver a hymn to the Underserpent, the ancient wyrm whose sleep has kept the priesthood in power for generations. She has trained all her life for this role, and will be honored in death as a holy martyr. As a Kelthi-born empath in the cloistered Dagorlind order, Lain is no stranger to obedience or sacrifice. Strange in appearance, with deer-like ears and cloven feet, the Kelthi also experience a shameful Heat three times a year. Her people once celebrated this cycle; Lain suppresses it with herbs and prayer.But when her song awakens the serpent rather than silencing it, she becomes something far more dangerous than a martyr: a miracle.