The Last Offering is the story of the young hunter At rin and the maiden Pazh , set long ago in a land called Arm gin. Here their people, the Arbir, hunt, fish, and garden by its lowland waters. But all is not idyllic, for the people depend upon witches as healers and diviners while fearing their curses, and demand blood vengeance for wrongs. When Pazh accepts At rin's proposal of marriage, a rival suitor strikes a deadly bargain with Dahlor...