

Numair recognizes a battle mage at Fief Dunlath, who appears to be wooing Lady Yolane. Numair agrees to help the wolves, but he decides that he first must visit the nobles in Fief Dunlath at a party to further investigate after they find the burnt remains of the Seventh Rider Group. They send messengers to ask Daine for help and then disappear back into the night to hunt while Daine discusses this over with her teacher, Numair Salmalín. But the challenge they are about to face in the vallley is greater than they can possibly imagine." -Back cover summary Random House 1994's edition Plot summaryĭaine receives a summons from some old friends - the wolf pack from her old village, led by Brokefang and his mate Frostfur, who are unhappy with the nobles ruining the Long Lake, their territory. Daine and her closest companions heed the woves cry for help. They send a messenger to the only human who will listen-Daine, a fourteen-year-old girl with the unpredictable power of wild magic.


" When humans start cutting down trees and digging holes in peaceful Dunlath Valley, the wolves know something is wrong.
