To the Far Side of the Forest - E. Rose Sabin

Serollyn has always been exceptionally devoted to the Life-Lenders, supernatural beings who grant to each member of her tribe as that person comes of age a life-guide to protect and guide the person through the rest of his or her life. She is eager to undergo the ritual that will bring her life-guide and make her an adult in the eyes of the clan. With absolute faith she goes through the ritual that should bring her life-guide, an animal spirit that she alone can see and hear and communicate with...