Emissary: 1 (Emissary Quintet)

Ewan OMeara dreams of becoming the greatest adventurer Veridor has ever known. Problem is there havent been any epic quests since the ancient war of independence. His parents keep badgering him to take a respectable profession and the overbearing Church soaks him for penance gold every time he dies.When he encounters a young woman fleeing arrest he cant resist helping her. At first glance Treanna Rothchild needs it: shes clueless about Veridian life. But she has other skills that defy Ewans understanding and she knows things. Unsettling seditious things the Church wants kept secret at any cost.And shes here to raise an army.Risking both life and soul Ewan follows Treanna where no Veridian has been but he must come to terms with the harsh world she reveals as he discovers how much they have in common--and how much they depend on each other to survive.