The Cat with Many Claws: Sword Called Kitten #2

In the second book of the "Sword Called Kitten" series, racial tension and rebellion threaten the shaky social fabric of Inderjorne. Kitten is forced to groom an unlikely leader - Eirlin the Healer - for the difficult role of Protector of the realm and its people. But Eirlin's new Magic Scalpel, Excisor, is turning out to be more than a handful, and her romance with Ostersund the Magician has lost its magic. Kitten just can't get the Healer to focus on the task at hand. The Sword is despera...