When Anton kidnaps young Prince Karlis, it is the first act of a civil war. Prince Filip has been planning his war to take the throne from hisbrother Magnus for years. After almost dying, Kala dreams of Valjar, and he asks her to be his holy warrior. Little does she know the job will involve fighting the Holy Fire, traveling the war-torn country alone, and killing priests. King Magnus and Queen Carlota must fight a war while trying to find their infant son. Prasta Asmund ends his exile, braving the priests from the Order of the Nifikin. With the country tearing itself apart, and noblemen fighting each other, Magnus struggles to find a way to win the war without facing his warrior brother in single combat. All the while a strange magic fire stalks the land, killing whoever it touches, and threatening to destroy the shining future promised with the Dreaming Child."