Yelen becomes more isolated from the Thrycaen court as a result of her second, more public, healing of the young prince. Kaye requests instruction on a forbidden topic which sparks an erotic dream as Yelen considers her predicament.

Autumn Maiden is a sensual and socially conscious tale of irrepressible longing in a court full of intrigue and inequality. Yelen is a long-lived witch of the Order sent to the patriarchal kingdom of Thrycae, where witchcraft is punishable by death, to witness the powerful wyrding all somehow centered upon herself and Kaye, the young, lame, heir to the throne.

Autumn Maiden is a sensual and socially conscious tale of irrepressible longing in a court full of intrigue and inequality. Yelen is a long-lived witch of the Order sent to the patriarchal kingdom of Thrycae, where witchcraft is punishable by death. Kaye is the young prince of that kingdom, and becomes attached to Yelen after she saves his life (but not the use of his legs) from a deadly childhood disease. As the years pass, Kaye grows into a handsome and thoughtful adult, and Yelen finds herself drawn to him despite the mortal peril inherent in such an affair.

Autumn Maiden is a sensual and socially conscious tale of irrepressible longing in a court full of intrigue and inequality. Yelen is a long-lived witch of the Order sent to the patriarchal kingdom of Thrycae, where witchcraft is punishable by death, to witness the powerful wyrding all somehow centered upon herself and Kaye, the young, lame, heir to the throne.