The Witch in the Woods Caught Herself a Duke

Down-on-her luck noble Melari Lyddis Gaylen was once an Earl's daughter. Now she spends her days in exile in the forest, supposedly learning the mystical arts from her Grandmother, the Witch in the Woods. That is, until the day venerable Ninii Lyddis chokes on her breakfast and dies, leaving a woe-fully unprepared Melari as the new Witch in the Woods.



Summoned by the king and with no option to decline, Melari treks down the mountain to face her liege lord. What he wants is a healer-- someone who can keep his beast of a cousin under control. Duke Terran Nyvasik of Kirleen thrives at making war, and in this time of peace, the king will stoop low to maintain the calm. By potion or other means -- whatever the means-- under no circumstances is Duke Terran to go on the warpath. Can Melari handle the challenge?