On his deathbed King Tyran divides his land between his twin children, first-born Ursula, a werebear, and Albrecht; but Albrecht wants it all and makes war on his sister, killing her people and the werebeasts, becoming a tyrant to his own kingdom--but their family history is far more complicated and mysterious than he knows, and Ursula has powerful allies in the living forest that surrounds their lands, including her aunt Esme who has been in hiding for years. On his deathbed King Tyran divides his land between his twin children: first-born Ursula, a werebear, and Albrecht. But Albrecht wants it all: he makes war on his sister, killing her people and the werebeasts. He becomes a tyrant to his own kingdom. But the family history is far more complicated and mysterious than Albrecht knows. And Ursula has powerful allies in the living forest that surrounds their lands, including her aunt Esme who has been in hiding for years. -- adapted from run-on sentence provided