Shale is struggling to survive. As an orphan raised by monks in a land without magic, it is almost impossible to come to terms with the fact that he is an ancient hawk. He must find a way to live in this new world, complicated by primordial grudges, amid the creatures at the very heart of magic in Auronia. Karin is a huntress in service to Shadowspire. Tasked by Queen Malexia to hunt down the ancients, she must follow in her father’s footsteps. She hunts, waiting for her chance to avenge his death while keeping her six younger siblings from starvation. The magic is slowly draining from Auronia. The fairies are in a panic, the royals are at a loss and it looks like the end for this magical land. But maybe not, if the trees have their say…