As an untried priest, Sayo learns he is to be like no other priest before him. His man god father, Zandar, he learns the new language of writing. He also learns he will find the joy of his heart and know of the love that surpasses any others.

Noya is but a child when her parents die and she is forced into a life of servitude as a slave to the high priestess, Dostra. At the urging of the man god, Zandar, she becomes part of miracle changing Sayo's body from boy to man. From that moment on, she relies on him to become her protector and teacher in the art of healing.