When her brother brings home a half-starved, half-wild girl, Reava decides the best thing to do is to raise her with the newborn puppies. As the girl grows, she manifests a preternatural affinity with her four-footed foster siblings, as well as the ability to predict the future. Now the emperor's demands for more conscripts threaten to drag Reava and her kin into his unending, useless wars. As Reava prepares to confront the emperor and plead for her village, the girl insists she must come to the palace, too...and then she grins, showing her sharp, white teeth.