When heroes fail, send a monster. When a dispute with a band of bloodthirsty mercenaries turns deadly, the townspeople want Warden Esben Berengar held accountable. The local lord offers to overlook Berengar's crimes in exchange for help finding his niece, abducted by a monster. But nothing's ever that easy, and Berengar soon finds himself cursed by a witch. He has three days to lift the curse and face the monsters--human and otherwise--that stand in his way to save the girl. Berengar's no hero, but he'll have to do. Darker times are coming, and the land of Fál needs a warden more than ever. Step into a dangerous new world of fantasy and magic, where the greatest monsters are the ones that lurk inside us.