In a quiet river town where the ovens have gone cold, a weary traveler arrives with nothing but a single coin, a good knife, and hands that remember more than the mind will admit.Robael has spent five years surviving, not living — five years without a kitchen, without a craft, without a name spoken with belonging. When they step off the ferry into Thistledown Reach, they expect only a night’s rest. Instead, they find:A room with a window and a quilt that fe...

In a quiet river town where the ovens have gone cold, a weary traveler arrives with nothing but a single coin, a good knife, and hands that remember more than the mind will admit...Robael has spent five years surviving, not living - five years without a kitchen, without a craft, without a name spoken with belonging. When they step off the ferry into Thistledown Reach, they expect only a night's rest. Instead, they find:A room with a window a...