Outside Ravenwood forest, a town warned residents against entering, as few who did ever returned. Young lovers Hanna and Jacob ignored the warnings, got attacked by ravens, and separated. Hanna, lost and weary, met a woman who transformed her into a raven to find her way out. Hanna succeeded but realized too late that the woman, a mysterious figure known as the Raven Queen had tricked her. The woman claimed her as another pet. Jacob, worried, left the forest with an injury and still seeks Hanna, hearing her caw in the dark woods.