A princess turned renegade, Aideen is conscripted in the most unlikely way to save her people. As the newly minted leader of a cobbled together militia, Aideen no longer has the luxury to be self-indulged. All under the orders of an elusive man called Tiergran, who claims he will bring Re'and out of the Dark Age. She survives a kidnapping, endures battle training, and tries her hand at spying before embarking on a journey that will carry her far from home to protect her country's way of life, all the while threatening to take her own.