A challenge between a husband and wife to make science sexy leads to a fantasy story of a nymph finding her true power.
Everyone has neglected Xylem, a nymph hidden beneath the Great Oak tree in a root cave. On the day of the Winter Solstice Ball, she runs away into the Fauna Forest, where she meets a dryad. Through the dryad, she learns of her sister's devious plans to destroy the forest and take Xylem's power, passing it off as her own. With the dryad's help, Xylem learns about her power and how to embrace who she truly is. This is book 1 in a duet full of twists intended to make science sexy. *There are some TW/CW for this book*