In a family torn apart by poverty and violence, Hekat is no more than an unwanted mouth to feed, worth only a few coins from a passing slave trader. <BR><BR>But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen. <BR><BR>It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her God, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak.<BR><BR>This is the story of Hekat, precious and beautiful.