Prince Caleb of Heathwin, longs for peace and security for his kingdom. Unexpectedly a tribe of Rabkin attack a small defenceless village in the neighbouring kingdom of Gwenlais. These Rabkin are different from the others - they have no respect for life or for death. They are strangers, outsiders, mercenaries. Princess Laurel of Gwenlais is just seconds away from death. The Rabkin have murdered her much loved mother - the Queen of Gwenlais - and they are now hunting her. Prince Caleb saves the princess just in time. This blatant disregard for life shocks him, and knowing the Rabkin as he does, he cannot understand it. Laurel and Caleb have always been close, despite living in separate kingdoms, and the events that are about to unfold draws them closer together. But their new-found love is as fragile as the peace between the kingdoms and there is an unknown enemy that threatens to destroy everything...
