In volume 6 of the series, Indigo has crossed to the Dark Isle, led by the guidance of the lodestone to seek the next demon she must destroy before her lost love Fenran can be saved. Unfortunately she is fevered and caught in a monsoon type rain in a rather unhealthy jungle. Only her friend, the faithful sentient wolf Grimya, can find help in time.

The two are taken to a temple within the jungle by a dark and forbiding lake, which is apparently the dwelling place of a Goddess, the Ancestral Lady, whom the population worship. There Indigo is caught up in local power politics and a struggle between the rigid and harsh rule of the current high priestess and her kinder, more pragmatic second in command. Meanwhile the Ancestral Lady is impinging mentally on Indigo and seems to be the demon they have come to find.

I found this one quite enjoyable, but a major stumbling block was the fate that awaited a particular character who I liked. However, this loss is perhaps pivotal in Indigo's growth at the end of the story where she finds that certain abilities - and enmities - are no longer necessary as she has passed to a new stage in her existence. The cover of this edition though is ridiculous - Indigo dressed in a sort of Sheena of the Jungle outfit wielding her crossbow against what is presumably meant to be one of the mindless zombies which occur in this story - except she never uses her crossbow in the whole story and certainly does not start wearing strategically placed bits of chamois leather! Anyway, in view of the loss of the best guest starring character, this rates a 3 star from me. ( )