Asa didn't know what to make of the regal yet mysterious Lady she met on the road between her town on the next. When Lady Ashild asked her to make an impossible sword, Asa's only goal was to prove to her that Asa was the best blacksmith in her family, and maybe in all of the country. But in the course of their relationship, Asa finds that the Lady has unexpected depths, and her role in Asa's life might bring more change than Asa is prepared for.