A Demonologist and a Necromancer... Not a Match?

Among people, magical hides of snake-lizards are valued—and even more if they’re golden. The “snake gold” is used to craft the finest armor, where no one’s sorcery is frightening. That’s why snake-catchers hunt for chasses, searching for priceless material in deep underground burrows. But what about a young snake-lizard whose family has been killed and who herself only managed to slip out of the roundup by pure luck? What do you do when both the killers’ side includes people and the law, and all you have is someone else’s appearance and the ability to see the truth? There’s only one way out—to make someone else’s road your own, turn enemies into friends, and learn to live again…