It has been four years since the Gunnarson family settled on the River Dee and it seemed like an eternity apart for the betrothed Lady Grainne and Esquire Cormac. As Cormac returns from his adventures, he finds that his beloved grandfather, Bedwyr O'Briain has passed.Sir Skeggi Gunnarson and his wife, Lady Moya, now have a beautiful red-haired daughter named Julia. There have been many changes in the land and another adventure awaits, just around the corner.