This story takes place in the country of Aplos, where the entire population is divided into two groups, necromancers and druids. Maera, is neither of these. The book starts with the main character, Maera, running from a group of reanimated corpses, after she had stolen food from a local vendure. She later ventures out into the woods in order to obtain some more food that she plans to cook later for her longtime friend, Viola. She is successful in...