Iolanthe of the Theena Sidhe has been studying humans ever since leaving the Faerie Realm five years ago. She has watched the way we live and die, full of bewildered fascination at the curious things we mortals do. No one fascinates her more than the man named Ash Walker, whose solitary path seems full of secrets and sorrow. But now war has come, leaving a trail of death from the streets of London to the forests of Kent, and Ash Walker lies broken and bleeding in Iolanthe's arms. And at last she understands there is a price to be paid for exploring the landscape of human behavior...
