How to Save a Firecat (and Yourself)

Someone has stolen a firecat.

Firecats are nearly sacred in Dua, integral to the legends around the royal family and the country itself. The large red-gold cats are famous for how they choose to bond with humans—most often members of the royal guard. For someone to have to have taken a firecat, and a defenseless cub at that, is close to treason, even an immigrant like Rye knows that.

After being forced from his home in Horun, Rye is just trying to keep his head down and survive. He's already ...