To escape an arranged marriage against which her whole existence rebels, Dawn decides to take her life in her own hands. Having no choice she defies superstition and primordial fears of soul devouring monsters dwelling in the eerie, threatening forest and willingly takes the path not taken.

In so doing she begins a journey in an ominous, threatening world of magic and power-struggle where coincidence is impossible. She soon realizes that much more than her own fate lies in her hands and her personal decisions may well shape the future of a changing, unstable world.