The companion to a New York Times Editors' Choice and Kids' Indie Next List Pick - a heart-pounding adventure starring a strong heroine who is battling the challenges of being a legend - perfect for reading aloud with the whole familyIn this Scottish medieval adventure, after attempting a daring rescue of her war-band family, Drest learns that Lord Faintree's traitorous uncle has claimed the castle for his own and convinced the knights that the lord has been slain . . . at her hand. Now with a hefty price on her head, Drest must find a way to escape treacherous knights, all the while proving to her father, the and "Mad Wolf of the North, and " and her irrepressible band of brothers that she is destined for more than a life of running and hiding. Even if that means redefining what it means to be a warrior.