Plot summary The Shattered Chain

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1.1 part i: rohana ardais, comynara
1.2 part ii: magda lorne, terran agent
1.3 part iii: jaelle n ha melora, free amazon

plot summary
part i: rohana ardais, comynara

lady rohana ardais, comyn woman of middle-age possesses psychic laran abilities, telepathy, travels band of renunciates city of shainsa. hopes free kinswoman, melora, kidnapped ten years earlier dry town raider. in desert dry towns, women literally owned men , kept in chains property.

while women manage free heavily pregnant melora , twelve-year-old daughter jaelle, melora dies giving birth son, leaving jaelle in care of rohana. jaelle rejects comyn life, rather choosing stay renunciates. section ends jaelle s request of new foster-mother, kindra: foster-mother, cut hair?

rohana s experiences renunciates , in dry towns profoundly change self-perception woman, , of relationship between sexes.

part ii: magda lorne, terran agent

twelve years later, terran agent magda lorne assumes renunciate disguise under direction of rohana, in order save ex-husband, peter haldane, kidnappers (who believe rohana s son). rohana s journey rescue melora prompted male kin s refusal jeopardize domains political relationship dry towns, magda s terran employers refuse rescue peter similar reasons.

magda travels alone, hoping escape notice. comes across group of genuine renunciates led now-adult jaelle. magda s deceit uncovered, , forced take renunciate oath, traditional punishment woman takes guise of renunciate without being one. magda agrees enter nevarsin guild house begin training renunciate, secretly intends escape , continue original rescue plan. shortly after parting other renunciates, magda , jaelle attacked bandits. jaelle injured. magda must choose whether abandon jaelle , hold true responsibility ex-husband, or uphold oath renunciates , injured jaelle. magda chooses both, taking jaelle mountains, rescuing peter, , traveling both ardais estate.

magda s conflict , eventual decision abide oath jaelle , renunciates echoes rohana s earlier inner conflict in choosing whether leave life renunciates or continue in life comyn nobility. rohana chooses continue noblewoman, uses position head of domain good, taking epileptic husband s place in comyn council , running estate. magda chooses pursue life of renunciate.

part iii: jaelle n ha melora, free amazon

jaelle, magda , peter shelter winter @ mountain estate of ardais, rohana, husband , children. peter meets aggressive , intimidating kyril ardais, doppelganger twin, man bandits has intended kidnap. jaelle learns rohana has chosen remain traditional comyn woman protect children husband s enraged outbursts, , protect epileptic husband himself. experiences renunciates have freed her, if has chosen traditional path.

jaelle chooses become freemate peter, , questions both choice become renunciate @ young age, along decision ignore developing laran.

in spring, jaelle, magda, , peter return thendara, jaelle must face responsibility heir comyn domain powerful , untrained laran. magda must decide whether honors oath renunciates , now-dear friend jaelle, or returns terran zone continue work translator , agent.

jaelle seeks third choice, choosing live peter freemates in terran zone in thendara, undertaking magda s role translator. magda chooses comply renunciate oath, agreeing train @ thendara guildhouse.

the women s stories completed in sequel novel, thendara house.