Excerpt from DAUGHTER OF THE EMPIRE:

     "What cause have you for this outrage, Warrior!  You violate a most holy rite!"
     A voice rang out.  "We seek the Lady of the Acoma!"
     The Lady of the Acoma.  Like a cold knife plunged into the pit of her stomach, the words cut through Mara's soul.  The one sentence forever changed her life.  Her mind rebelled, screaming denial, but she willed herself to remain calm.  Never would she shame her ancestors by a public display of grief.