Because of her birth order in the royal family of Netaia, Lady Firebird's life is expendable. When she is chosen to lead an attack on a neighboring planet, her demise is expected--even anticipated. Instead, she is captured and finds herself falling in love with Brennen Caldwell, a telepath and leader of those who swear allegiance to the Eternal Speaker. With her own people seeking her sacrificial death, Lady Firebird is forced into a strange new existence that will sweep her toward a perilous yet exhilarating destiny. --From publisher's description.