Lara’s second heart-seed finding comes on a winter’s night.

The travelers come into the home of Thoman and his wife Nisa, and they learn of the sorrow held there.

Together with the beleaguered healer and his wife, Jann, Lara, and Dane take refuge in a Mahoghany village.

Lara dreams in her fever.

Their survival seems uncertain, when unexpectedly they are met by a healer and his wife.

As Lara’s illness draws on, Dane gives them shelter.

The approach of winter threatens, and the two young women find a new traveling companion.

Lara’s first heart-seed finding, on a strange night.

Turned out, Lara and Jann journey into the cold. Lara has her first sight of living hearts.

Their journey brings them to a woman named Nena, whose unexplained past pains her still.