For some reason I didn't like this one quite as much as the Truth Teller's Tale (one of most recent posts), but I still liked the world in which they lived. Damiana is a safe-keeper, who listens to people's secrets and doesn't pass them on. She gives birth to Fiona, but on the same night Reed is brought to her, supposedly a bastard son of the king. Damiana raises them both. Fiona loves herbs, but expects to be a safe-keeper like her mother. Reed tries out numerous professions, but none seem to fit him. One of my favorite parts of this book is the sense of family that gathers at the main holidays - Wintermoon and Summermoon. This family doesn't consist of many blood relaties, but of friends that support each other. This is the way my holidays have been happening recently. The ending is again too pat, with a happily ever after feeling for all.
(finished reading 2/16/05)
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