Branwen has finally accepted that the Shining Ones have chosen her to save her country from the Saxon invaders, and her army has grown as she prepares to continue her quest.But the next stage in her journey includes a seemingly impossible mission, and the path before her is filled with darkness and danger.Branwen is pushed to the brink of disaster, and with each step she takes, she is being pulled further from the life she once knew - the life she still desperately misses. Guided by the spirits,and with both her fearless friend Rhodri and the dashing, sometimes maddening Iwan by her side, Branwen must overcome terrifying odds if she is to succeed in her quest.But a true warrior princess will not back down - even when an old enemy returns.