A pale, beautiful, unearthly being, goddess or woman, who comes and goes mysteriously in the cities of Hyperborea, sometimes uttering strange prophecies or cryptic tidings. Tortha, the young poet, seeing her on the streets of Cerngoth in Mhu Thulan, is deeply smitten, and seeks to follow and find her dwelling place...

First published as a booklet from Fantasy Publications (1935)

Also appears in:

• The Abominations of Yondo, Arkham House (1960)
• Hyperborea, Ballantine (1971)
• The City of the Singing Flame, Timescape (1981)
• The White Sybil and Other Stories, Wildside Press (2005)
• The Maze of the Enchanter, Night Shade (2009)