In this story of a future India, water is a precious resource. The Jodhra family controls the water supplies for an entire region and is in constant war with the rival Azad family.
The main character is a Jodhra daughter. One night the family palace is attacked by the Azads. Everyone is slain, but the daughter is saved by a nute (neither female or male), who gets her safely away. She grows up among the secretive nutes until she is noticed by the Azad son (the Azad family was also decimated by Jodhra countermeasures during the attack). The Azad son takes her into his palace and says he will keep her until she agrees to marry him.
Each night, he tells her a story. She also tells him stories. After a long period of time, she says she will marry him. An elaborate wedding is planned. When she kisses him, he has an allergic reaction and dies. She is actually heart-broken by the incident but becomes the heir of the combined Jodhra-Azad water kingdom.
This story was pretty good. I liked the idea of water wars in India. The families were surrounded by dozens of robots (including some that were like monkeys).
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