Abel leaves his loving home to make his way in the world, builds a house near a woodland brook, and tries to make friends with the powerful, jealous, and angry wolf who owns the woods.
The months of the year and the numbers one through twelve are used in rhyming text to introduce children to the behavior of wolves in natural settings.
Knowing that she must soon choose a mate, twenty-year-old Oliza, heir to the Wyvern throne that unites the avian and serpentine peoples, weighs the political ramifications of her choice while also longing to follow her heart.