Through the Wildwood The Legend of Vanx Malic

A half-zythian bard named Vanx is in slave chains for bedding the Duchess of Highlake. The Duke wants him dead. This is bad news, for bad things can happen to an ill guarded slave caravan in the mountains. When the duke's men attack to kill the adulterous prisoner, all hell breaks loose, leaving Vanx only one way to go... Through the Wildwood.