Beckoning of the Gate

Santha Lathagin was raised on stories-of fae and spirits, of old gods and doors best left unopened. But childhood tales offer little protection when whispers turn to scandal, and scandal to accusation. Shunned by her town and burdened by a past she cannot put to rest, Santha longs for more than the familiar cage of the Silver Valley. In the quiet of the forest, she finds it: a rusted key resting atop a slab of stone, encircled by ancient rowan trees.

It is old. It remembers those who came be...