The Shepherd Girl's Necklace

A Necklace, A Geas, and a Girl with Horns
Ka-bes’
life is in front of her. She has graduated from the academy and will
join the priesthood as a mage of wind and water. Except for one
mistake, one lapse of judgment, and her bright future shatters leaving
only regrets. And then even that is taken from her when something else
is given to her and bound to her soul so she can’t refuse.
Sifa
plays with a branch imagining it to be a sword and imagining herself as
a hero from the tales her protector reads to her every night. But
brigands come and steal her herd and all she can do is flee to town, to
try to find her only friend, her protector. When she gets there,
everyone stares at her, whispers about her, like having horns on your
head makes you less of a person, and in the end she learns a lesson
about the heroes in the story books.
Following your heart can
lead you straight into the hands of those who want you dead. Be
prepared for a magical romp through the underbelly of the empire where
your only hope might be someone you can’t trust.