A wedding feast should be a happy occasion. But treachery hides in the forest beyond...
Viola prays the hand-fastening she attends will end more happily for the bride than her own arranged marriage. Her only joy in the marriage is her beloved four-yr-old son, Adafuns. When the Tervingi, their bitter enemies, attack, her distant husband, Unwén, is her and Adafun's only hope of rescue. But does Unwéna man more known for stealth than braverycare enough to risk his life and rescue them?