The Blistered Land

Marra ventures into the blistered land in order to build a dog out of bones so that the dust-wife will agree to help her kill the prince. The blistered land is cursed because the people who live there resorted to cannibalism after they had exhausted all their other options. Most of the cannibals are kind to Marra, but they warn her of the evil cannibals who still thirst for the taste of human flesh.

The Harbor Kingdom

The Harbor Kingdom is the homeland of Marra. She is born in the palace as the third daughter of the king and queen. The queen runs most of the country because she is intelligent and savvy in terms of politics. In order to protect their small kingdom from being attacked by the larger Northern Kingdom and Southern Kingdom, the queen marries her eldest daughter, Damia, to the cruel prince...