Giselle, foundling and maid to Lady Betts, is brutally abused and raped by Pharyn, lord of Feather Stone Castle. She cannot exact her revenge without laying her life on the line, so she runs away hoping to find healing. Instead she discovers a road fraught with disappointments, murder and a dark secret - one that has had a dreadful bearing on everything in her past. With the help of the wizard, Voltare, and a monk known as Father Timion, she takes cautious steps into this new adventure. But will this be enough to entice her back to Feather Stone to face her demons?