King Rupert of Rovatha would not know Del Hobin, the tower clock keeper in Wineriver, if he stumbled over him. Del is one of Rupert's faceless subjects in a village starving because of Rupert's demands to support his war against a rival king. Del and his wife lost a son to the senseless war. Now their daughter, Myla, is joining a rebel band in an effort to overthrow both kings. The forest Elves usually avoids contact with the less advanced humans,...