Astarti would bet her life on one thing: she will never escape her master Belos. After Belos found her as an abandoned infant, he planted within her a Leash, which he uses to control her power. Astarti is a Drifter, able to manipulate the energy world of the Drift--to shape weapons, to bind others, to travel great distances in mere seconds. Astarti's job is to strike deals with desperate souls who would Leash themselves to Belos for political or personal gain. Her other objective is to kill any Earthmaker--those who wield the power of the elements--whenever possible. But when Astarti lets one handsome Earthmaker escape, she sets into motion a chain of events that will lead her to question everything she knows about herself and her power. Even her Griever's Mark tattoo, the symbol of her mother's abandonment, may not mean what Astarti has always been told.
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Astarti would bet her life on one thing: she will never escape her master Belos. After Belos found her as an abandoned infant, he planted within her a Leash, which he uses to control her power. Astarti is a Drifter, able to manipulate the energy world of the Drift--to shape weapons, to bind others, to travel great distances in mere seconds. Astarti's job is to strike deals with desperate souls who would Leash themselves to Belos for political or personal gain. Her other objective is to kill any Earthmaker--those who wield the power of the elements--whenever possible. But when Astarti lets one handsome Earthmaker escape, she sets into motion a chain of events that will lead her to question everything she knows about herself and her power. Even her Griever's Mark tattoo, the symbol of her mother's abandonment, may not mean what Astarti has always been told.