Description from the publisher: Kira is an able and astute student, keen in practise and eager to study. Although slight in frame and few with words she is more than capable of holding her own against much larger foes. She spends hours each day in quiet meditation listening to the rocks and the stones and learning their secrets. From this knowledge she has started to unlock the power that lies silent within her, able to change her body for a short time into an impenetrable and unmoving barrier.