Athame

The Southern Forest of Kulhn is deep, ancient, dark, and deadly. It's an ideal refuge for those who want to avoid the attention of the powerful, as long as the refugee keeps plenty of silver, garlic, iron, wolfsbane, etc. To Jess, the forest was her home, and she couldn't imagine living anywhere else. All she wanted was to make an honest living and not get hanged by witch hunters. She didn't expect to find a lost nobleman wandering about while she was checking her traps. Peteros was city born and city bred. All he wanted was to complete his mission and get back to town alive. He never expected to stumble across a lovely maiden with a skinning knife while he was running from a werewolf. For a generous reward Jess agreed to guide him home. When they reached the city, Jess quickly learned that nothing in the southern forest, whether alive or undead, could match the the evil of royal politics. Fortunately, they had a secret weapon.