In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

Her twin brother, Thom, presents her with a shield featuring the crest of their home estate, Trebond.

Jon and Alanna share their first kiss after he rescues her when she is kidnapped by nobles from Tusaine, and they become lovers soon after, although George made it clear to Alanna that he loved her before they went to war.Īlanna withstands the Ordeal of Knighthood and becomes a knight. The change does not go unnoticed by George or Prince Jonathan, the only two friends with whom she has shared her secret about her sex. Eleni takes Alanna under her wing and secretly teaches her how to dress and behave like a woman. After a few visits with Eleni, George Cooper's mother, Alanna realizes that part of her wants to act like the ladies she sees in the Court.

She gives Alanna an amulet that allows the young woman to see magic being worked around her.Īs she progresses into knighthood, Alanna's feminine side is nurtured as well. Soon after, the Great Mother Goddess, Alanna's patron, shows up at her campfire. It does not escape Alanna's notice that his eyes are as purple as her own she also finds out that Faithful can talk to her, although to others it sounds as if he is meowing. While camping in the woods on her way back to Corus from an errand, Alanna's campsite, set up under a willow tree, is discovered by a small black cat whom she names Faithful. She continues to be suspicious of and protect Jon from his power-mad first cousin, Roger, on the way to her becoming a full-fledged knight. She slowly learns more about her gift, using it primarily to heal, and continues to hide her true gender while both George and Jon have fallen in love with her. It details the squire- and knighthood of Alanna of Trebond, who has hidden her real sex in order to become a knight.Īlanna, now squire to Prince Jonathan of Conte, has to protect her dreams of knighthood and friends through their first war with Tusaine.

In the Hand of the Goddess is a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the second in a series of four books, The Song of the Lioness.

In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce