Abandoned on a remote highway after bandits murder his parents, young Olifur finds safety under the care of Fritjof, a gruff woodsman who teaches him to live off the land. When Fritjof falls ill, Olifur will risk everything to save his mentor-even travel to far-off Melar to seek a doctor. But the city of Melar is more perilous than Olifur imagined, and doctors aren't cheap. His quest leads him first to a hazardous job working on...