In a small cottage deep in the woods of Cartenia, Javen holds his grandmother's broken body after she is murdered; he is suddenly alone. Even as he swears to destroy the Malcasters who killed her, he is subdued and whisked from his home. As Javen frantically seeks an escape, he wonders what anyone would want with an ordinary thirteen year old boy. His confusion only increases as he becomes involved with a group of unusual people, and meets Mobsby,...