Swept away by the raging waters of the Raheborg along with Magnus's armies, Kriss survived. Found and cared for by an herbalist and his apprentice, the queen must now hurry back across the lake-ocean to appear before our king – or the law of the Vikings will strip her of her crown and her hopes of one day using her power to rescue Aniel. But the lake-ocean is difficult to navigate, and before long Kriss finds herself marooned on a decidedly strange island ...