Darkangel 3: The Pearl of the Soul of the World - Meredith Ann Pierce

She was alone in the cavern where the sound of water drowned out her thoughts. She couldn't let her mind wander and begin worrying at all that she couldn't remember. It hurt when she did that, and she didn't want it to hurt any more. Alone, speechless in a cavern filled with the sounds of water... that's how the duarroughs found her. The duarroughs, one of Ravenna's own people, are a sturdy and diligent, if dwindling, race. They have quietly lived beneath the crust of the world all these long years since Ravenna retreated into her fortress. Working desperately to keep the Ancient's workings in good order, the sun-shy duarroughs have resisted the sabotage and ...  Read the complete review