OhLo, home to many sentient species, is a world of wizardry where technology is forbidden by the dragons.
When Hrana, a young priestess of the love goddess Keylin, makes a bargain with the Dancer to save her family and village from marauders, the price is to leave her life behind and go in search of the mythical city of Alina Meridon. It is a quest that will last for thousands of years and see Hrana become thief, warrior, wizard, and mother of the vampire race.
(This novella is a more-or-less standalone extract from my epic fantasy novel Kings of Infinite Space.)