In One's Own Way

Ceremony and lore tie everyone to their world. The stories we keep inside ourselves, and those our community tell to us. Whether it's a cave with a dark pool of mysteries or the whole ocean itself, the world waits to greet those ready to come into their own. Chalu recites: "The way of youth is a route laid out by the pattern of my people's land. My body carved--as from rock, as from sand." Kai may not be all that young anymore, but the question plagues them still: "Who am I really?" As a child of the Seventh Circle, today's naming ceremony should be exciting...but fear grips Mandala's heart! Amida prepares to sing the song of becoming, but what if the answers the song gives aren't the right ones? Radaa enters the dark God's Cave not for herself, but to save her best friend's life. Luminko, defeated, buries a friend. What good could come for Luminko now? In this collection, young people with a variety of identities, all from different worlds, find themselves faced with the same question: Who will you be in the face of adversity? Will you stand up for who you know you are when the going gets tough? Crack open the pages of this collection to find out!