Illyria Exiprion is not an elf. She can't be, because elves don't exist. No matter how many times she has tried to explain that, no one listens. Yes, she does hail from a city that has been hidden for more than six centuries and yes, she is a skilled forester. The people of Ilthanara, her kin, have not forgotten the ways of the lost High Kingdom of Anduilon, but they are not magic. Illyria, and her half-brother Balien, are just as human as everyone else. Maybe not everyone else. One of her companions, Theramus, is a Noss-giantkind-while another, Sephana, is one of the mysterious Reshai....