Echoes — Michelle West

Kallandras is a Master Bard trained in the famous Senniel College. He is often sent by the Bardmaster into war zones - because he always survives. There is a reason for this; the training he received in the Bardic College was not the only training to define his life. Set during the desert trek through the Sea of Sorrows, this is the story of Kallandras' youth, in the labyrinths of the Brotherhood of Assassins.

This is a novella that takes place in the universe of Michelle West's DAW novels.