From the back of the book:

One year ago, the border city of Dusk became the target of a well-organised attack by hostile forces from the eastern city of Dactyl whose government wished to seize control of the border so that they could own the main trade route. Thanks to the determination of the Dusk Town Guard along with some timely help from members of their Thieve's Guild, each attack the Dactyl armies made was eventually repelled. This included throwing back assaults by lizard riders on the northern wall, driving out a hidden force located inside Eastwood ridge to the south or taking it to the beastly minions led by an undead captain who attempted to control the border bridge. There are even tall tales of a dragon and a powerful magician attacking the city, though such stories might just be the creation of overzealous bards.

Speaking of which, a small caravan of three families of Dusk soldiers who have been gifted lands for their part in defending the city are being accompanied by such a minstrel, who is making his way to Dusk to seek regular work. This bard's name is Elrey, and this is the story of how he came to sing a somewhat lengthy song to the children of those families at the fireside during one night in which the group had camped under the shadow of a place named Lonely Scar.

Told mostly in rhyming song (or poetry if you prefer to read it that way) this is a tale within a tale; a song, performed by Elrey, telling the story of a young peasant girl named Annabelle and her trials when something goes terribly wrong in her village located on the terraces of the mountain. In this work of interactive fiction, it is the reader (you!) who makes the choices as to which direction this tale will go, which may lead Annabelle to successfully escape the mountain alive, perish in a most dreadful way, or perhaps she may even save the village entirely. What happens next is up to you!