In a feudal world, the steerswomen are the mapmakers and researchers. A steerswoman must honestly answer any question you ask -- but you must also answer any she asks, or be subject to a ban from the entire order. Rowan the steerswoman is wandering, following her calling, when she stumbles upon a mystery that will require her to question the secret ways of the wizards and find out more secrets of her world than she had ever dreamed.