Foreword

As war approaches from the neighboring kingdom, the Warden of the North is faced with an important task from her king, promised gifts and favor in return. Just before her departure, she is given a gift she never wanted but cannot reject, forced to consider things she never thought to before. As the journey continues, she and an unlikely ally are tested time and again, and the Warden begins to question everything she knows and whether she is on the right path.