Brynn, one of healers in the Southern kingdom of Vik, searches for a solution.The deities of her kingdom are not intervening as the unexplained death toll rises.Women around town are going missing.Mothers are dying in childbirth.Wolf shifter babies are born as monsters.If Brynn chooses to protect and defend the women at risk, she could be framed and executed for her crimes against the crown, by none other than her main suspect: Commander Sondre, leader of the King's Guard.Her journey takes her through the kingdom's dark past and to the forbidden magic beneath it. In these trials, she must discover who to trust as an ancient truth reveals itself; She must determine if she is willing to put herself, and those she loves, in danger for the safety of those under her care.