Hundreds are dead at the hands of The Four.

Three months after the events of LeitharGrove, Tamir is a kingdom in fear. The people no longer trust Prince Remelas;his military ambitions are now public knowledge. So the Sons of Tamir, a nationalisticfaction created within this atmosphere of betrayal, march on the capital toseek Remelas' abdication.

And still the rumours persist of a young girl who walked away, unharmed, fromLeithar Grove that night. Crazed seers and prophets continue to preach of theQueen of the World. Sarene, accompanied by the huge woodsman Kanderil, journeysever onwards in hope of finding shelter from the coming winter. Her family leftbehind, her brother dead, she finds herself increasingly isolated from a worldbecoming steadily more perilous.

Sarene refuses to believe what these nameless strangers say about her. Yet she mustcome face to face with the truth of what she is. What she represents.

Andthat truth will come at the highest cost.