内容简介：
An ancient power awakensa] A powerful wizard seeks the aid of an old frienda] Castin has been an outcast for all his life. Spending the better part of forty years wandering, the half-elf, half-human has been unable to achieve acceptance, mostly due to his ability to manipulate water and earth. But when a vision leads him to an encounter with a woman from Earth, he realizes his druidic powers may not be a curse after all. Perhaps there is a place for Castin in Arconia, if he can live long enough to discover it. Who brought her to Arconia? Why? Driven to find out, Katrina embarks on a journey with a sullen druid and a mysterious barbarian who claims to be leading her to the one person with all of the answers. But before the answers can be revealed, they must overcome assassins, angry mobs, and the attacks of mystical beastsanot to mention the strange connection that Katrina seems to be developing with the fauna around hera].