A world ruled by the Wild. People live in civilized enclaves. Within the walls erected by people, there is a measured life - calm, diluted by tournaments, politics, courtly love and practical business. Outside the walls, people are victims in the hands of powerful and dangerous creatures that inhabit lands that suffer from the machinations of these creatures. So when one of these creatures breaks out of the Wild and begins to hunt people in their own homes, it takes a specialist to catch it or drive it out... and the job is long, hard and deadly. The black captain and his men are specialists of this kind. But they have no idea who they are about to meet... Forget about George and his dragon, forget about Sir Lancelot and tales of knightly deeds. It's dirty and bloody work. There's a lot of violence and guts being cut. This is the story of a mercenary knight like you've never heard of before.