I like the idea of a reverse prophecy! What I mean is that so often you read stories about the hero trying to escape the prophecy of him being this great person who is going to save people. It is refreshing to find one about a person trying to escape the destiny of being what will hurt people. Nice.
A compassionate alien scientist races to prove to his people that humanity deserves to learn the truth about God – before he’s forced to exterminate us.
Surviving abuse leaves no soul unscathed, and this is especially true of Ptielieren, an elite elvish bodyguard involuntarily integrated into an aversive-heavy culture. Strength can exist absent a ringing victory and weakness does not signify defeat.