Two thirteen-year-old orphans begin to uncover their families’ hidden pasts and the trail of secrets brings them face to face with mythical beasts of legend. After graduating top of their class, Sprenger and Soekka thought they were ready to join the ranks of their village’s nature-dwelling warriors, but their lives become more complicated than they ever could have imagined. For the first time, they discover secrets hidden from them about their parents and the boys become obsessed with learning more. Little did they know that their families were intertwined with the darkest events in their village’s history, and many wished to keep the boys from discovering this. When their village’s most dangerous traitor returns to threaten everything they love, they must fight to protect what their parents died for. If they don’t succeed, it may mean the end of peace and the destruction of their home. Explore an ancient and mythical land of natural wonders, meet its giant and fearsome beasts, and join Sprenger, Soekka, and all their classmates as they discover that their potential is greater than any that came before them.