The Bloodstone is a short story about Darranacy, a nine year old girl in Ethshar of the Spices, who was orphaned when her parents, both magicians, were killed by an out of control demon. When the story starts Darranacy has had a Spell of Sustenance active for three months and she is discussing with Mama Kilina and Korun, two of the other homeless in the Wall Street field, about the ill effects maintaining that spell for too long are rumored to have. She decides to find a place to live and encounters a girl of similar age, Shala of Morningside, whose family adopt her.
The Bloodstone was included with the reprint of The Misenchanted Sword