They called me a witch and now they’re taking me to execution. The sentence will be carried out by the empire’s first executioner—the strongest mage—someone almost impossible to escape. But did he think I wouldn’t fight? Would anyone consciously go to die? Even if I’ve lost my husband and daughter, I still want to live. Besides, the cursed forest we’re driving through teems with wild… — Oh, most merciful of executioners, don’t you think you can see wolves on that hillock?