In a small village beneath the massive towers of Great-Grandfather Mountain, Ha-wani, following the traditions handed down since before remembering, crafts an ordinary pot, singing her spirit into the clay as she works it. It is a simple act, but one that will touch the lives of other women centuries after she has gone from this place. Like the women in The Clay Remembers and The Clay Endures, Ha-wani doesn’t know how strong she is until she is put to the test. When she marries the man her father chose for her, she discovers the shaman in her new village is the same man who had previously terrorized her, promising that she and her powerful spirit would belong to him. Because he is determined not only to have her but also to control the village, she must learn to use her power by calling on Raven, her spirit guide, to resist his attacks. With the lives of her family and the future of the village at stake, she must confront his magic, but at what cost?