The Blood Hound — Leah Cutter

Myrizhah carries a babe of power--a boy who will turn into a land magician, able to perform incredible magic once he finds his true home.

A blood hound follows Myrizhah everywhere--a magical beast conjured by the emperor who protects her while she carries the boy.

Myrizhah must tie the boy here, in the north, so that she can escape back home to the desert.

But plans don't always go as they should...

"The Blood Hound"--a prequel to "The Glass Magician" and the other books in the Tanesh Empire Trilogy--explores love and duty during difficult times.