Raised by an old fortune-teller within the dark veil of the Bavarian Black Forest, Rune has learned two valuable lessons: only take from the forest that which you can use, and never, never look anyone in the village in the eye. For something terrible happened in the forest long ago... and now, whispers of a long-dead mother with a vengeful secret have come to light.
Forced to flee all she has ever known, Rune soon learns of the legacy she is bound to—one drenched in fear, witchcraft, and murder--a birthright that stretches beyond the grave to the forest Rune can no longer call home.