Inthischarmingmiddlegradegraphicnovel,orphantwinsElliotandLizafindthemselvestakingonaseriesofmysteriousravenquestsinordertomakemoneyandsurvive--onlyforLizatobemortallyinjuredduringoneoftheiradventures.Now,Elliotmustteamupwithamysteriousdarkmageinordertosaveher.TwinsiblingsElliotandLizaonlyhaveeachother.Theirparentsaregone.Theirhomewastaken,andtosurviveontheirown,they’reforcedtoscroungeupplasticandmetaltotradeforcoinwithinanabandonedgarbageheap.Desperatetoescapethevagabondcyclethatthey’retrappedin,theanswertotheirplightseeminglyappearswhentheystumbleuponaRavenQuest--magicaltasksofferedbymysteriousmessage-carryingravensthatwhensuccessfullycompleted,promisethevictorscoinanduntoldriches.Inagambletochangetheirfates,ElliotandLizafollowthetrailofRavenQueststothekingdom’scapital,wherethegreedyrulersoftheKawumitiKingdomreignandyoungpeopleareenlistedtotrainasroyalmagesforthekingdom’sarmy.ButtheRavensQuestsaren’tastheyseem,andtheKingisonamissiontohuntdownvagrantparticipantslikethetwins.Whenaquestgoesterriblywrong,Lizaispoisoned,andElliotfindshimselfracingagainsttheclocktofindthecure.Nowtheonlywaytosavehissisteristojoinforceswitharoyalapprenticeandadarkmagewithmysteriousmotivesofherown--evenifitmeanssacrificingeverything.
