To come without sacrifice to the Heart of the Hunter means death . . .

Highwatch has never been taken. The fortress has sat, undisturbed, for over a century, high above Narfell's frozen plains. The line of the High Warden runs unbroken down to his seventeen-year-old granddaughter, Hweilan.

Time to grow up, Hweilan inle Merah. Time to hunt . . .

An enemy's pact with an ancient evil brings down Highwatch in less than a day. Only Hweilan is left. An old friend offers her the chance to avenge her family's death -- by joining another ancient spirit, the Master of the Hunt.

Time to grow up. Time to choose. Understanding will come later. If you survive . . .