To save my brother, I made a promise to the strange and powerful lord of the woods. I didn't keep that promise, and now he's taken my little nephew. I swear I'll get him back, no matter how dangerous the forest between the worlds may be, or how angry its lord. I succeeded when I was only sixteen, after all, surely I can prevail again. But as I stumble from one peril to another, I begin to think he was taking it easy on me last time. Maybe he doesn't want me in his realm after all, even though he once offered me a home here. Maybe I waited too long. Well, he'll have to tell me so to my face. I'm not giving up until I find the heart of the woods, or die trying. I'll save my family and escape again. I want to return to my normal life ... don't I?