One young woman. Three animals made human. A forested world on the brink of destruction. A wager between sibling gods. A birthright recalled. A quest. For Morgan of the Wood there are no gods. There is no such thing as faith. There is nothing to believe in but herself...until one day her cat leads her deep into the woods to a sacred cave and a pale-haired boy whose very existence challenges everything she believes. Called by Mai, the Son of the Ascendants, Morgan must make a choice - to undertake a quest that will lead to the restoration of the One Who Was Made Two, or to follow the path that she has unwittingly chosen - one that will end with her in the arms of Maaz, the Black Hand.