dventurous young lass, but she does not realize that her spirit of adventure will take her down a path she never dreamed she would travel. When she helps a forest elf trapped beneath a fallen oak tree in the forest, she does not think much about it. However, when a band of savage forest elves invade her village and kidnap two of the people she loves the most, she must find a way to save them both, enlisting the aid of the very elf she helped in the forest.

Will Halendal and her strange new ally be able to free Gwen and Rowan from the clutches of the elven elder? Will the young forest elf helping Halendal be able to do so without facing the wrath of his people? The adventure continues through the night, and Halendal must make decisions she has never before been forced to make. Her bravery will be tested as she struggles to trust the elf--the elf beneath the fallen oak.