On the run from Duke Thorold and the church, Brenna Trewen is granted refuge by Duchess Avery in the magic-filled land of Aruntun. While learning how to use her emerging magical abilities, Brenna receives news that the grandmother she never knew – the woman whose knowledge of healing was taught to her by her murdered mother - is alive and is still an indentured servant in Duke Thorold’s lands. Brenna vows to save her and accompanied by Kane, she sets out for the mines of the Godswall Mountains. After a daring rescue and a harrowing escape that almost kills her, Brenna, Kane and her grandmother find safety in the lands of Duke Ewart. A childhood friend of Kane’s, Ewart has disturbing news. The king’s health has worsened and Duke Thorold has taken control of the kingdom, proclaiming the One-God as the only god and imprisoning Duchess Avery for following the old gods. Can Brenna, with the help of Kane and the Brotherhood, rescue Duchess Avery? And if she is the one prophesied, can she use her magical abilities to take the crown away from Duke Thorold?