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Blood Over Bright Haven
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Chapters 1-6Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of bullying, racism, gender discrimination, and death.
Chapter 1 Summary: “A Field of Flowers”
A decade ago, Thomil, was part of the Caldonnae tribe—one of 40 people left from a group of tens of thousands. Thomil’s uncle, Beyern, scolded him for not keeping his hood up and sent him to rejoin his sister, her husband, and their young daughter, Carra. The tribe was about to make the treacherous journey into the city of Tiran, across a frozen lake plagued by the mysterious, magical Blight. Beyern sternly reminded the group that they could not stop for anyone who succumbed to the Blight.
As the tribe reached the Crossing, the Blight came for them, unraveling them one by one. Only Thomil and four-year-old Carra made it through, though she was struck on the cheek. Sprinting while carrying his niece, Thomil entered the gentle barrier of Tiran, exhausted and grieving.
Thomil pleaded with the Tiranish soldier who found them, insisting he could work and claiming Carra as his daughter. At a work camp, Thomil decided to preserve the Caldonnae in Carra as she grew up.
Chapter 2 Summary: “A Woman Wanting”
The epigraph is a verse from the Tiranish holy book, the Tirasid. It describes a mage called Stravos building a barrier around the city.
