Friends. Magic. Swords. Death. And life (again).
Bethany is a minstrel, a wanderer, and a would-be hero seeking adventure. She's also a reviled necromancer, hated and hunted by all. To prove her magic isn't evil, Bethany needs help from a murderous mercenary, in other words, a friend.
Bethany is a minstrel with a heart full of adventure, a would-be hero determined to find a missing boy from the town of Llyne, and a friend to all woodland critters. But mostly the dead ones...because Bethany is also a necromancer. She's out to prove her magic isn't evil, and she'll need the help of a hot-headed, sword-swinging mercenary named Elissar—that is, she'll need the help of a friend.
Bethany and Elissar are now heroes divided, each embarking on their own separate path to resolve the mysterious illness afflicting the young wizard Jonas. As Bethany’s investigation into the origins of the disease leads her down an all-too-familiar path, Elissar ventures to the village of the Vriihn. It’s here she encounters Kw’arianka, a soothsayer from her past who guards the secrets of her people’s affinity for dark magicks.