On the parched plains of Iowain, a studious witch and a shy woodworker’s lives become irreparably entangled. Caelfry holds the knowledge of all witchkind, and has dedicated her life to her work, while Elric has forged a life of his own after distancing himself from the darkness of his childhood. They are both content with their lives, until they meet one another. Met with a prophetic warning and ghosts from the past, is anything strong enough to save their ill-fated love? In exploring one another, Caelfry and Elric discover what they truly need in life—before they lose it. A novella in the Song of Gods series, A Lute and a Lover takes place a century before Woodborn.