Persinette, adopted daughter of a reclusive witch, finds herself greatly inconvenienced one morning when a stranger falls on top of her head. Weise, said stranger, was in the process of fleeing his home village after an unfortunate episode with a fiery pyre and an angry mob when he found himself falling from a rather uncooperative tree. Questionable first impressions and antisocial persuasions aside, Persinette and her centuries-old sorceress mother Nimue give Weise refuge. However, the stability of such an arrangement is not to last. No, a surprise visit from a "good fairy" and a misguided...

Rose is in search of her nation. It disappeared rather abruptly some time back, and not under the best of circumstances. Something about an empire-crazed king and unfavorable weather patterns--she's a little shaky on the details. Needless to say, Rose and her compatriots are impatient to find it again. Unfortunately, tracking down AWOL nomadic nations is not as easy as it once was. No, international borders and treaties and not a few instances of medieval red tape doggedly hinder their search. But they do not lose heart. Nope, not these steadfast adolescents. At the end of yet another...