The summoned and the Outlaw are part one and two of the story of the Glister.
The first part begins when Sanderine, daughter of Lord of Testerband, has to abandon her country to stay alive. She is the only lawful successor of the Asega, Patroness of Justice, but her father removed this title after the death of his aunt Alisha. During her flight, she runs into a mysterious swarm.
In part two, the Outlaw, she embarks on a quest to help a Compeller, a Firstling, which leads her to some old tracks of her father, among which a small box, containing a small stone with a metal wire wrapped around it enhanced with witkragh, that upon opening, makes one burst into uncontrollable laughter, a forewarning that the way the Firstling shows is not without danger…
In part two, the Outlaw, she embarks on a quest to help a Compeller, a Firstling, which leads her to some old tracks of her father, among which a small box containing a wire wound around a stick enhanced with witkragh, that upon opening makes one burst into uncontrollable laughter, a forewarning that the way the Firstling shows is not without danger…