It will soon to be the most important day of young Tristan's life. The day he leaves the walled city of Varonia. The day he faces the demons. The day he becomes a man. The day of the Hunt. To survive is an honor in itself. To fight even more so. But to fell one of the demons and claim their heart is the highest honor of all. For, if one slays a demon, they earn the privilege of becoming a demonhearted, one of Varonia's legendary protectors. For Tristan, a young farmhand from the outskirts of the city, it is all he has ever dreamed of. But the hunt is dangerous, the demon's strong, and the city itself much more insidious than Tristan could ever dream.