Sky in the Deep

Eelyn, a seventeen-year-old warrior, has been raised in the Aska clan, locked in an age-old divine feud with the Riki clan. Her existence is straightforward; it's all about preparing for battle, engaging in combat, and striving to survive. This routine shatters when, on the battlefield, she spots her brother alive among the enemy ranks—the brother she believed had died five years earlier. Thrown off guard, she is captured and must endure the harsh winter with the Riki, where every person might wield a scar she inflicted. As an unwelcome guest in a hostile village, she faces a new threat when a merciless clan invades the valley. Facing rumors that her Aska clan may have been annihilated, Eelyn's sense of urgency to return home amplifies. Reluctantly, she must rely on Fiske, her brother's friend who once sought her death, to forge an unexpected alliance between the clans to survive. Bound by loyalty to her people and a burgeoning affection for Fiske, Eelyn grapples with her understanding of loyalty, wrestling with the need to forgive her brother while learning to trust those she was taught to kill.