Prologue: The Circle

The Kryjia have taken up residence amongst the human population, using them as laborers. They are mining a special, ever-cold metal for reasons beyond human understanding-a metal that humans can not physically touch without intense injury-until one human learns that she is the exception to the rule. The human race is ever vigilant of new predators; but when one of their own becomes just as dangerous as those they fear will they stand with her or against her in the struggle for freedom?