Empeddigo

The empeddigo is highly contagious and fatal. The king claims the disease is under control, and his guards regularly patrol the towns and villages to keep the peace. But their effectiveness is thrust into doubt when they fail to protect Selinde's village from a strange beast. Now, Selinde doubts that her village really has to pay taxes for the king's protection. She leaves her village to go to the palace and finds far more than she expected.