Born in a frigid world where the Sun never shines, thirteen-year-old Rea grows up watching her mama create intricate glass jewels, and is fascinated by the ancient legends these jewels portray. Life seems simple—until a troop of soldiers raids her home and arrests her mama. Determined to save her only family, Rea recreates jewels for a lieutenant in exchange for her mama's freedom. But she soon uncovers secrets about her own origins—secrets that threaten to erase her from the world she knows.

Busy filmmaker who miraculously finds time to write and draw.