Introduction: Seeking to escape the oppressive regime of the planet on which she was born, a geometer finds herself entangled in the even more brutal oppression of the planet to which she traveled. Befriending a would-be prophet, as well as two young adults in need of care and purpose, she travels across this sweltering world to provide both water and truth to its tyrannized people. What will happen when her efforts draw the attention of the powerful in this land?...