At the beginning of the story Sybel's grandfather, Mrk started calling all of the forgotten beast from the land of Eldwood to begin a collection of the animals. All the animals he called came. Finally he called a wife for him. She gave birth to a baby boy. He was named Ogam. As the boy grew his father taught him to call as well. After Mrk died Ogam called a kings oldest daughter to him. She gave birth to one child and died. The child was a girl, Ogam named her Sybel. He taught Sybel everything he knew. Ogam died when Sybel was sixteen years old. This story is pretty sad so far, isn't it. That same year Coren of Sirle appeared at her gates with a child, a child that needed protection from the king. A child that was thought to be from an unholy union between the Queen and one of the Lords of Sirle. The child was named Tamlorn and she took care of him with the help an old lady that was her closest neighbor. When Tamlorn is older, Coren of Sirle comes back and tells Sybel that he needs to take the child back to his father the King of Eldwood. This story is about how Sybel grows up from a lone hearted girl to a woman, from a woman to a member of a royal family. Many things happen during this transformation. Those challenges help her along this journey. You will have to read this book to learn about the other surprising surprises in this book.
