The domain of Willowlands has just lost both its Master and Chalice in a horrifying fire and now Mirasol as the new Chalice must welcome the new Master and help create a bond between him, the land, and its people in order for all to survive. But Mirasol is unlike any Chalice before her, untrained and innately connected to her bees she will be the first Honey Chalice ever known and the new master has been recalled from being immersed as a Fire Priest. He is no longer fully human and incapable of the smallest touch without causing pain. How can an inexperienced beekeeper hope to heal both the land and curb the fear he invokes? How can the people trust in either of them?
Told in a lyrical flow this is a fantasy story about a young girl who strives to bring peace and prosperity while struggling with powers she feels inadequate to engage. Faced with land that has been mistreated by the past Master who showed no care for it, she must find it in herself to be able to guide her people and help her new Master to heal both himself and the land. Evocative and hauntingly lovely, this book calls up the memory of a time when our connection to nature and our environment was so much closer to the surface. A definite addition to the bookshelf.
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