In search of a single answer to one question that has long tormented him, the cursed animal Laki approaches the mysterious dark wood called the Dead Forest. But he will not manage to travel alone - Laki encounters Claude, a spider who is odd just like he is. What will Laki discover about his companion and about himself? What do the ancient ruins hide? Will he be able to find the right path among the tangled trails of the Dead Forest, where such a path is easy to miss?