The erotic adventures continue in the land of Khernia, in this, the second book of the Stag God Chronicles. The enemies of Ashlan--with their forced oaths of celibacy and chastity--are desperate to wipe from the earth the sensuous cult of the Stag God. In "The Archon" a young man is sent out into the wilderness, to find the cult, become one of its faithful under false pretenses and report back to the High Church's Palace of Light. "The Ancient Grove" sees Ashlan himself imperiled as the Lord Curate's insidious plan to destroy all orcs and humans who dare worship the powerful Beast Gods is revealed.