The second volume of Stephen Lawhead's extraordinary retelling of the Robin Hood legend. Before he hangs, Will Scarlet dictates his story to Odo, a duplicitous monk given the job of recording his confession. Driven from his home in England, Will has trekked to Wales to join fortunes with that of the man whose reputation is growing throughout Britain, Bran ap Brychan. In an attempt to kidnap sheriff Richard de Glanville, Will is captured. With rumours of conspiracy deepening at court, the prisoner becomes a vital link to the outlaws who abandoned him and the throne of England.