An empire on the brink. A sacred wind whispering secrets. A boy marked by the sun.
Cusco, the heart of the Inca Empire, is trembling. Whispers of pale-faced invaders spread like wildfire, and ancient omens resurface in the skies. In the quiet before dawn, fifteen-year-old Rumi-an orphaned star-reader with a strange birthmark on his palm-witnesses something impossible: golden spirals of wind that seem to speak.
When a sacred relic is unearthed-a golden disk said to contain the memory of the gods-Rumi is chosen to carry it to safety. Alongside Kusi, a brilliant apprentice healer, and Tupac, a defiant young warrior, Rumi must flee the city before the conquerors erase everything.
Guided by myth, memory, and the mysterious Wayra Willka-the sacred wind-the three must protect a legacy far greater than themselves.