When Ophelia accidentally falls through a portal within the human world into a war-torn magical realm, led there by her late mother’s journal, she finds herself bound to the protection of Rookh—a hardened orc general who never asked for a human to guard. The two make their way across the dangerous lands, guided by her mother’s secrets, seeking answers Ophelia may not be ready to face. As the unlikely pair grow closer, so do the dangers brought about as those very secrets begin to unravel. Ophelia searches for answers and a way home. Rookh risks all to protect the human he never wished to grow fond of. Together they form a bond thicker than blood, and brighter than the sun. But will that be enough when they come from separate worlds, and neither one belongs in the other...