The Dark Wood
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Rosalind is a squire, desperate to prove her worth and earn her knighthood, despite years of service on the battlefield.
Thomas is a shape shifting wolf, created by a sorceress to aid her nephew's fight for the crown.
Weary of war, he has secluded himself in the center of the Dark Wood, hoping solitude will bring peace. Until, of course, his peace is ruined by an intrusive squire, bent on bringing his head back to her king.
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