At the northern edge of a land ruled by a merciless, foreign tyrant lies a wild, forbidden forest ruled by powerful magic. Veris Thorn-the only one to ever enter the forest and survive-is forced to go back inside to retrieve the missing children of the Tyrant. Inside await traps and trickery, ancient monsters, and hauntings of a painful past. One day is all Veris is afforded. One misstep will cost everything.