Fifth in 'The Witches Of Eileanan' series, following 'The Forbidden Land'.
'Sign of the soul-sage, a good omen for your quest, so high to the roof of heaven, the soul-sage said. A sign of death as well as wisdom, though, remember . . . There are things in your past and in your unknown which shall seize you in their jaws and seek to drag you under . . .'
Isabeau, upon fulfilling her initiation quest on the Skull of the World, is at last free to return to the Tower of Two Moons. But soon after she arrives, Lachlan and Iseult must set out for Tirsoilleir to attempt to win back the throne for Elfrida Nichilde, leaving their young Prionnsa, Donncan and Elfrida's son Neil in Isabeau's care.
Magrit Nicfoghnan, deposed Banprionnsa of Arran, has been waiting for just this moment - to kidnap the children and set in train her scheme to crush Lachlan's power.
But it is Isabeau who stands accused of treachery. And yet she alone can save the children from their fate at the hands of Magrit. This will be the truest test of Isabeau's new found talent - a test that will both promise to redeem and threaten to destroy her.
