Mature Fitz, the illegitimate son of the crown prince, is hunting for the "scavengers" - people who have been turned into inhuman puppets by pirates. In this dangerous mission, he is helped by a wolf brought up by him and turned into a real friend for the royal killer. But intrigues and a palace coup turn Fitz into a pursuer, forcing him to leave his body and move into the body of a wolf. The ability to magic, called Skill, is most often inherited in the royal dynasty of the Seers. But there is an even older magic now universally despised. It is known as Whit.. It was once the natural ability of the six hunter dukes living in the present territory, those who felt kinship with wild forest animals. Whit is rumored to have given man the ability to speak the language of animals. Whit's most active practitioners were warned that they could turn into the animal they were associated with. But maybe it's just legends...