On the morning of her naming, ka-Tiru, pouch-daughter of the Empress, must endure the final trials that will reveal her true duty within the Covenant.
  Raised in discipline and certain of her path, she expects to be confirmed among the daughters of Truth. But under the strain of fasting, exhaustion, and judgment, she is confronted with a problem that cannot be solved by knowledge alone. With ritual purity, justice, and time itself in tension, no single answer can fulfill every demand of the law.
  As the court watches, ka-Tiru must discover whether duty lies in knowing, in judging, or in something deeper—something that binds the household together when certainty fails.