Garden of Avalon — Anne Hunter

Twelve years after the death of Prince Tuklu, a village scavenger named Sifus stumbles upon a lush garden in the center of Avalon. There, he encounters Marion, a mysterious girl who lives in the cavernous roots of a giant kauri tree. When Sifus attempts to lure Marion from Avalon, her garments transform into suffocating chains and a menacing trio of garden creatures called the Bohemians frighten him away. Returning to Ellingwood with news of a mystical ???woman-girl bound by chains to a loving tree that grows inside a magical garden,??? Sifus leads villagers back to Avalon where Marion heals them. Unaware of her transcendent powers, Marion is complacent in Avalon until a renegade warrior leaves a luminescent opal that seduces her into discovering her darker side. Assigned to protect her, the Bohemians are drawn to guard Avalon and save Marion, from herself.