The Direwolf of Murkfell

Beware the Murkfell Wood. The words haunt Theodora Mourningbeam as she sets out on her journey to Murkfell Village, where she will become one of the Red Cloaks-midwives and nurses with magical powers who heal and protect the villagers. But Theodora must journey through the dark, mysterious Murkfell Wood to get there, a forest rumored to be haunted by a ferocious direwolf. An old coachman tells Theodora to "beware the Murkfell direwolf" before leaving her alone at the entrance to the fell wo...