Her sunstone amulet, tucked under her uniform, was warm from her skin as she lifted it off. She paused, cradling it in her palm, throat working as she studied the golden sunrays and the shimmering red surface of the stone in the centre. The Holdfast Suncrest, with seven points rather than eight, representing each of the seven planets, except the sun, centre of all. Ilva had given it to her when Helena returned to the city and formally made her vows as a healer.
