A Monk’s Quest, by Alain Brousseau
Some debts cannot be repaid. They can only be carried forward.
Before a Tahur monk can be ordained, he must leave the cloister and discover the purpose his life is meant to serve. Filip’s quest begins in fire and blood when his monastery is destroyed and a Nawaree girl sacrifices herself to save him. Bound by grief and a debt of honor, he follows her pendant to the hidden tribe she called home.
The Nawarees are more than traveling performers and beggars. For generations, they have moved quietly through the Confederation, protecting the innocent from an alien virus that turns humans into killers. But now the pathogen is changing, spreading faster, striking harder, and threatening even those sworn to contain it.
As the Nawarees’ secret war erupts around him, Filip must decide what honor truly demands: staying with the people who saved him, or leaving them behind to protect the one person who may still be able to save everyone.
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