His father murdered, his mother abandoning him to the winners, Merwin is the half-blood grandson of the Lord of the Elves. Raised not as a Prince but as a stable boy, he must learn to hide his anger and pride lest he suffer the same fate as his father. As he nearly reaches his manhood, his liege lord and wizard send him on a quest to retrieve a special mare, a Fae mare of unsurpassed beauty, speed and magic. But she is more than mare, more than magic and will be used to open the Gates of the Elven Realm by her blood spilt upon the dolmens of Merwin's former home.