The gauntlet is thrown. One must die. Refusal is not an option.

Arthur the High King of Breatein has fallen captive of a longtime enemy, the Saxon warrior-princess Camilla, who lusts to avenge the death of her betrothed at Gyan's hands and will stop at nothing, even the black arts, to achieve her goal.

Now Gyan must face all her demons—public as well as private.