In a land once ruled by powerful families, Maple, a thief, wants nothing more than to escape the thieves' guild that holds her captive. When she picks the wrong pocket and ends up with a blade to her throat, freedom appears in the form of Doriel, a mysterious elf who claims to have sworn an oath to serve the family she came from, a family with a terrible, evil legacy. Will she have the strength, determination, and faith to overcome it? Or will the darkness eventually claim her as well?
