Like centaurs?
Humans and centaurs are fighting, but several centaur try to avoid the bloodshed to save a baby centaur They are hunted and picked off and out of desperation kidnap a human to care for the baby. and they continue on the run.
Gradually she builds trust and communication with the remaining centaur while raising the baby centaur as her own and introduces them to her human family who have no reason to trust centaurs.
Her family puts themself at risk to protect their own enemy and they begin to get to know each other but that only creates more issues. Her family is caught up in the middle of war and the conflict that stirs up from inside.
Plenty of triggers. War time on page death, spousal abuse, some light swearing, deep cultural views fly back and forth, relationship dynamics, etc. Nothing is gratuitous, or graphic.
Major themes, war, culture, gender, communication, survival, abuse, trust, personal battles or demons, family, adopted family, obligations, expectations, growing, moving on, love, kindness with the potential for a future spark. The main focus of the book is culture, and how characters deal with issues both together and individually,.
There is no magic, no chosen one, no quest, no band of heroes, no mentor, no good vs evil, no romance, only platonic care between strangers that forms into friendship..
It is a large book, not a fast or light read.
I am visually impaired, use magnification and screen reader, cannot see or use sidebar comments in tracked changes.
The book has been reviewed by a first nations sensitivity reader and passed with flying colors. This is part of a 9 plus book series.