Cahtri has stolen several fortunes, bargained with a dragon, challenged a legendary sorceress and saved the world, but still hasn't found the answers to the most important questions in her life. Why did her elven mother choose to leave her people and live--and die--among humans? Where did the elves hide from the curse that nearly exterminated them six centuries ago? And how can Cahtri free herself from the imperious elven voice that lurks inside her...