Charlotte Bishop

To Norty: a Daughter Charlotte Bishop

Norty, a wood elf and an enchantress, and her protector, Finglas-now her husband-anxiously await the birth of their first child. Their union is most unusual; Finglas is a druid, and wood elves of different professions have never before married. Even so, with the birth of their daughter, Nortee, their lives become full. Nortee's future path is unclear, though. When Finglas takes the newborn into the deep woods, they encounter a wolf, who licks his daughter in recognition, signifying that she has the druid ways within her. Nortee also demonstrates the sign of becoming an enchantress when she sees through an illusion created by her mother. Only time will tell which way she will go for good. Nortee appears to have a happy life-until the attacks began, leaving her mother in constant fear for the life of her daughter. With Norty's mind locked from the world, she sets out on a vengeance trail to find the closest and dearest of friends-at least a few of whom could not be trusted. It seems an old foe of Norty, long since dead, still has influence from the grave; even so, help comes from an unexpected source-her people's oldest and bitterest enemies.