Steo has long loved Gerwerith, but she is the wife of his life-long friend, Andod the 'White Raven', and Steo is his trusted Druid. At a time of great unrest, unjust rumour causes Steo to ride to Andod in confrontation. Steo meets his inner conflict head-on. Steo's strong sense of loyalty, honour and obligation will be put severely to the test.

Steo has long loved Gerwerith...but she is the wife of his life-long friend, Andod the 'White Raven', and Steo is his trusted Druid...At a time of great unrest, unjust rumour causes Steo to ride to Andod in confrontation. Steo meets his inner conflict head-on, by recalling his year-long initiation into the Druid cult in Gerwerith's homeland: Breityn, the remote island north of Gaul. The mounting crises of tribal unrest and disturbing and unreasonable demands must be met and resolved by all concerned. But first, Steo's strong sense of loyalty, honour and obligation will be put severely to the test. No one is quite what they seem...not even Steo.