Description

Some days, Leif is a courier; other days, he's a farmer, a carpenter, or fisherman. As a traveling Jack of all trades, he can do it all-everything, that is, but babysit.

After taking on a seemingly routine job, he finds himself the reluctant caregiver for a mysterious little girl who harbors a formidable magic beyond anything he's ever seen, and his life as he knows it spirals into chaos. With the ruthless human military on his heels and the unwelcome company of this child who never seems to stop talking, his trek to the safety of the elvish nation begins to look a lot more perilous.

Now Leif must grapple with his role in her fate as everything he thinks he understands about the world is put to the test. The lines between right and wrong blur, forcing Leif to confront his deepest fears head on as he fights for his life in this gripping first volume of insecurity, resilience, and sacrifice.