There have been four griffins in the history of Griffinsfall, and each have fought and died to protect their city. At age thirteen, Nia is marked as the fifth.Once a year, all the children are taken to the foundry and metal is poured into their palms. The coin that results bears the mark of an animal - the imprint of their soul. Nia's is a golden griffin, signifying that she can transform into her animal and dooming her to be a portent of war. Seized...