From Book 1:Three hundred years ago the last prophesied necromancer ruled over the living with an army of the dead. This one is sending squirrels through the streets of the quiet and secluded village of Driftmont. Constant, a troubled man with a divine gift, is tasked with finding and killing them. Problem is, she found him first and killing her is the last thing he wants to do. If only she could be convinced to turn away from her dark powers and save herself.Mildred isn’t interested in any of that. All she wants is to return home to the village she grew up in. So far as she’s concerned, she isn’t the one with the problem, and moving the dead can sometimes be useful.Things are quickly complicated by ruthless soldiers, hobbyist cultists, grumbling villagers, and a disfigured noblewoman. Will Constant be able to put the pieces together before it’s too late? Will it even matter if he does?The necromancer might just have a plan of her own…