Morvoren has a prophetic vision. Three swords clash, one of them with blood on it. Someone she cares about will soon die. Morvoren, priestess of the Dumnonii, is terrified of what her vision foretells, but she has no time to dwell on it as the high king has a dangerous task for her. He sends her on a journey to solve the murder of a man he respected, who bred high-quality horses. She takes the Christian priest Uxio with her and they soon argue over the secret he is hiding from her, as well as about how to find the killer. Believing she knows who the culprit is, she leaves Uxio behind and ventures alone across the sea in search of the murderer. Distracted at the crucial time by this hunt, Morvoren doesn't realise that the seeds that will bring her vision to life are being planted. Not everyone around her is trustworthy and a shocking betrayal will change everything. Her tribe is about to face a disaster that it might not survive and she will face a loss she might not be able to cope with. Find out who lives and who dies in the fifth gripping book in this historical mystery series, set in Cornwall in the Dark Ages.