Sandy is totally happy for her mother, honest she is. It is her mother's wedding day, after all. Howard, Freda's fiance, is a great guy.

But there are challenges. Starting with the ruffled pink blouse her mother expects her to wear. Ruffles Pink Sandy is a plumber. Everyone knows plumbers wear overalls. But on this point, her placid mother has proved to be intractable.

Then there's Howard's uptight nephew, Eugene the florist. Ugh. She'll endure him for the duration of the wedding, but the man's nothing like the heroes in the Regency romances...

Where the air is clear, and life is lived simply but fully;

Where the seasons follow the sun from sowing to harvest, from winter's hibernation with music and stories through the revels and feasting of summer;

Where people called Weavers, people with special powers, walk the byways to bring healing, entertainment, and knowledge to towns and hamlets.

And now, imagine this peaceful land under threat...

Willow left her childhood behind to become a Weaver, one of a select group of men...

Where birdsong fills the sky over field and forest, while rustling leaves play a subtle harmony;

Where skilled fingers dance over the holes of a flute, pluck music from strings in a cascade of evocative notes;

Where bards compose songs and tales to inspire the heart.

And now, imagine a land with no music...

After enduring a brutal childhood, Bryar wants nothing more than to wander the byways, carrying entertainment and news to the hamlets of the Midland. Like all Weavers, the Healers,...