A ceremony takes place in the heart of a newborn country.

This story finished 8th in the Illusion of Choice Writeoff.

One of these Changelings is not like the others. What will happen when she is taken away from the only family and home she's ever known? Can she survive the new life she will be forced into?

This story is a complete overhaul of my entry into The Writeoff's June prompt, "A Matter of Perspective".