The Covering — Maria Watson

The Kin live in a peaceful covering, far from the evil of plotting elves. That all changes when a fireball streaks across the sky and slams into the forest. Somewhere in the burnt trees, between Kin territory and the enemy stronghold, lies a broken and distressed ship. The Kin need to decide - is this an elf trick, staged to lure them out for capture, or is someone really in need of help? What they find changes everything.