"Milyn is..." Valdis didn't know how to describe what she thought of the Cherrywood Healer these days. The woman's morality, screwed up as it was, could be useful to her in some ways, thought in others it was sincerely horrifying. "Definitely not thinking clearly when it comes to Daseng."

She paused to think about Zanru. Much as she disliked the woman, she had a right to know her daughter was alive.

"You should tell Zanru."