Medalon

Running afoul of the mother's intrigues, R'shiel, daughter of the First Sister of the Blade, and her half-brother, Tarja, a Captain of the Defenders, flee for their lives and become caught up in a rebellion against the Sisterhood, the rulers of Medalon, and join forces with Brak, a Harshini outcast who forces them to confront R'shiel's fateful role in Medalon's future. A first novel. Reprint.