Meet the long-awaited novel from the perspective of Peta... My name is Peta, and I am a familiar. Protecting the Elementals is a great gift that few familiars are endowed with. I am one of them, and this is my thirteenth assignment, Laxper, child of the earth. I do not need another ward - all the previous ones died, I could not prevent their deaths. I don’t know if my heart can bear the loss of another life connected to me. Her strength and kindness are close to me, which only one ward had, and I cannot resist the desire to help her and protect her from all pain. This is my story. About how hard it is for me to accept Laxper as a ward, and about how my last connection with the Elemental was formed. Mother Goddess, give me the strength to protect us both.