"After spending her youth serving the community and the righteous whom she had been taught to respect since childhood, a series of losses and betrayals pushed Kiran to the edge of the cliff. Disappointed, she reclaimed her mind and body from religion to use—and abuse—them in an act of defiance. Everything seemed fine for Kiran if not for the fact that her rebellious actions strangely turned out to be unsatisfactory. So she decided to change her approach, which further plunged her deeper into dangers that would either lead her to wisdom or into an unfounded abyss."