Eliza spent her childhood living on the edge of her small community. Her mother, a witch, was spurned by the villages. At least in the daytime, but at night, there is a steady stream of men wanting to buy her magic. Her father disappeared years before. Eliza approaches the day of her initiation ceremony, where her fertility will be tested. She hopes she will mate with Robin, the blacksmith she has watched from afar. There are a few complications. Even though she has made a request at the sanctum that for Robin to be here first, he may refuse. There are secrets about this small community that Eliza doesn't know. Secrets about the founding of the colony and why the Laws must be upheld. Faced with both demons and the Enemy, she has choices to make that will affect everyone.