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Nerilka's Story
by Anne McCaffrey
This addition to the Pern series adds some depth to Moreta's story. What is most unusual about it is that the focus is neither on dragons nor on harpers, the usual heroes of Pern.
Nerilka is an ordinary, unattractive holder's daughter. When her father, Lord Tolocamp, brings his young mistress to live in the hold immediately after abandoning his wife and daughters to die of the plague at Ruatha, his surviving daughter is appalled. When Lord Tolocamp then refuses to share his food and medicines with plague victims outside of his hold, Nerilka feels forced to act. She sneaks supplies out to the healers and then, taking as much as she can carry, leaves her home. She travels to Ruatha hold, where she hopes to not only use her skills to make a difference, but also to find a home.
Nerilka is an ordinary, unattractive holder's daughter. When her father, Lord Tolocamp, brings his young mistress to live in the hold immediately after abandoning his wife and daughters to die of the plague at Ruatha, his surviving daughter is appalled. When Lord Tolocamp then refuses to share his food and medicines with plague victims outside of his hold, Nerilka feels forced to act. She sneaks supplies out to the healers and then, taking as much as she can carry, leaves her home. She travels to Ruatha hold, where she hopes to not only use her skills to make a difference, but also to find a home.