Resumo de Mystic And Rider

A magically gifted aristocrat and a loyal soldier in the king?s cavalry form a pair of star crossed lovers in this fantasy romance by Sharon Shinn.Senneth Brassenwaithe is a Mystic, a very strong magic worker. Brassenwaithe is one of the 12 Great Noble Houses of the Kingdom of Gillengaria. Rather than sit idly by while her male relatives picked a husband for her, Senneth choose to develop her magic abilities. Her lady mother was mortified. Her father disowned her; but her grandmother understood. Eventually Senneth made her way to king Baryn?s court and gained his favor. Not even a king can have too many friends, especially when war seems likely.All is not well in the land of Gillengaria. A new cult that persecutes mystics is becoming very popular, especially in the outlying regions. Ambitious nobles grumble that the king is old and weak with no sons and only one young daughter. Rumors of civil war have reached the royal court. The King asks Senneth to investigate the extent of the trouble and assigns a soldier to protect her on the journey.Tayse is a King?s Rider; a captain in the elite royal guard. A loyal soldier who follows orders to the best of his extraordinary ability; he is courageous, compassionate and capable of handling any situation. But this headstrong noblewoman with strange abilities is a definite trial. Although he admires the lady for using her powers to aid those weaker than herself, she tends to lose sight of the ultimate goal. The mission is to investigate political unrest, not to rescue every stray in the kingdom. She won?t listen to reason, take good advice or follow orders. The woman was impossible.Disowned or not, Senneth was a noblewoman; used to keeping her own counsel and following her own instincts. The king had asked her to investigate; that did not mean she had to ignore those who were suffering, especially when she could help. The Rider was there to protect, not to command. No one, least of all some hired guard was going to order her around. The man was impossible.In order to thwart the traitors, prevent war, protect the innocent and save king and country, its going to take a soldier?s strength, a mystic?s magic and an alliance between swordsman and sorceress.

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