Agredios the knight and Cetia the witch have made an uneasy alliance to revitalize the lands where they both live. But the sudden influx of refugees from the fire-ravaged village of Achines presents a more immediate problem—how to keep everyone fed. So Ag decides to hunt one of the massive bovine monstrosities known as tauroth…only to find that there is worse trouble on the way when their band of survivors attracts the attention of the crusaders who put Achines to the torch…

Searching for the truth behind the clergy’s deadly schemes, Kurnig meets with Bishop Zaira, leader of the church. And while his battle with Agredios burns on, the bishop realizes that the cure everyone is looking for might be under their very noses…Meanwhile, Griamelda’s in a rage, and Cetia’s running wild…Will the witch and the knight really make it through alive?!

Agredios, the son of a local landowner, arrives home from a long hunt...only to find his village silent and devoid of its usual laughter and commotion. What he discovers is an unimaginable agony that sparks a desire to avenge his fallen people by slaying the witch of the forbidden woods. But is the witch truly as vile as rumors say? A new quest begins: to discover the truth, save lives, and survive.