Hardy, Janice

Nya, a young woman who can take pain from people simply by touching their skin, keeps secret the fact that she can transfer the pain to others for fear she will be set to work as an assassin, but her hidden talent comes in handy when her sister goes missing and her search reveals dangerous events on her island home.

Nya, a teenage healer who can shift pain from one person to another, making her a valuable military weapon to the unscrupulous Duke, is forced to leave her sister Tali behind when she goes on the run with the Underground, and she must think carefully about her next moves as she tries to build an army of her own, save Tali, and decide if she is ready to be a hero.

While trying to lead the Takers out of Geveg, fifteen-year-old Nya is captured by bounty-hunters and taken to Baseer, where she escapes and soon finds herself helping the Baseeri.

Nya, a young woman who can take pain from people simply by touching their skin, keeps secret the fact that she can transfer the pain to others for fear she will be set to work as an assassin, but her hidden talent comes in handy when her sister goes missing and her search reveals dangerous events on her island home.