—Figran? - she called. - Di'lanlente a' guesse! Figran? Is it really you? One day he left her. It was the hardest thing he had ever had to do. Now, as a soldier, assassin and spy for the seer race, Therian pretends to be human and fights to free his people from slavery inflicted by humans. Then he hears her voice on the streets of Paris at the very end of World War II, right near the Moulin Rouge - his love childhood now belongs to humans, like many of their race. Only this time he can actually do something about it. A prequel to the Bridge and Sword series featuring Therian and Revik, set before Therian becomes the villain of history/