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After the [[Blood Plague]] kills the three Vestrit sons in their youth, Ephron Vestrit sees fit to make Althea the heir to his [[liveship]] [[Vivacia]]. For all intents and purposes, Althea grows up on the Vivacia and fully expects to be named its captain upon her father's death. Instead, no sooner has Vivacia quickened then Althea finds Ronica has given Vivacia to Keffria's husband [[Kyle Haven]]. Kyle, a [[Chalced|Chalcedean]] who believes women have no place aboard ship, removes Althea from Vivacia and installs his son [[Wintrow Vestrit]], whose schooling as a priest Kyle has interrupted for this purpose.
Kyle also removes Ephron's first mate [[Brashen Trell]], a social outcast who Ephron redeemed, from Vivacia's crew, and soon makes his plans known to make Vivacia a slaver — , to Althea 's and the rest of the family's horror, as a liveship will not tolerate so much human suffering. Keffria and Ronica begin to question their course to install Kyle as captain, despite Kyle's assurances he will treat his slaves gently.
Althea is a longtime friend of the liveship [[Paragon]], who she first met as a little girl.
