In a medieval kingdom where plague is raging, an illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat and a civilian doctor are forced to join forces to find an antidote, only to discover that the source of the plague is directly linked to a royal conspiracy. The town of Oak on the border of the Kingdom of San Vicente was shrouded in eerie silence. Eleanor Weir, the bastard daughter of the lord, was painstakingly peeling open the chest of a dead crow with a blunt knife. The rancid smell mixed with the smell of herbs hit her nose, and she resisted the urge to vomit. The feathers stuck to my fingers and were greasy.
