Anya Rousselle

After her brother was dragged away by KingsGuard soldiers for 'training', Lorea has had one goal - protect the people of the Northeast. None of the taken ever return and she would do anything to prevent others from suffering at the hands of the brutal ‘blackjackets’... including murder.Her single-track life gets upended when she saves the life of Henri, a helpless stranger who is charming and naive. Lorea's first instinct is to lose him at the first opportunity, however, Henri is not as easy to let go of as she'd hoped. Her new tag-along is an unwelcome distraction but he wants her to protect him, though he won’t say why.Rumours of the KingsGuard attacking a nearby town send Lorea down...