Good job! I really like the story you've presented here. However, it seems like your ideas were coming faster than you could write them. That is not a bad thing though!! You could go back and put in a lot more detail, just to really clarify what's-what. The pace is a bit too fast to truly absorb the action of the story, and a reader can easily get confused.

As an example, if a prisoner is dying, why would he be brought to be healed? Or is he just a traveler... that maybe had a bad run-in with some muggers or something? And Latiya, too, just healer or queen? I think points like those just need to be ironed out a bit. On a positive note, I really like the more 'normal' side to Latiya, for lack of a better term, where she is yearning for a child, as opposed to her mystical/kickass side. I also like how you ended it. It could lead on to a longer story about the orphaned child of the healer, orr not. It is a really good ending!

I know this was a long review, but don't be discouraged!! Know that I'm saying this not to be a jerk, but because this story has a LOT of potential to be, well, epic. Keep writing! :)

It's a very gentle short story, and I like it.. but it's vague in some parts. Her true emotions and the things around her aren't quite discreet. It gives the reader enough space to create their OWN visionary for her and the things around Latiya, but some details are nice. :)