War spreads further into Dumnon despite the coming of winter, and even more Murecken priests are on the hunt for those with power in their blood. Coryn now trains young warriors in Storr Haven in the use of magic, but he still searches for Katleya, the woman he lost. Two young Londoners, Evie and Alan, are flung through a Portal into Dumnon. They must learn to fight and survive in an alien world they don't understand. A castle comes under siege. A Portal fractures. Sleeping dragons wake.