An outsider in two worlds, Taegen Boideach has learned to navigate through life by hiding his true identity. Although his mother is the queen of the elves, he is also half human and as such has been banished from their world to live a solitary life among people who would reject him if they knew his true identity. Merry has lived a privileged life as a Mackall, where she's been protected and sheltered from the outside world. She's beginning to feel...