An insidious evil spreads through the land, intent on overthrowing the true king. But when mysteriousmessengers arrive, distributing maps and hidden messages, three teens find themselves engaged ina battle where all is not as it seems.Hugh, a blacksmith, experiences a trauma he cannot forget, for which a ruthless pursuit of revengeis the only answer. Marie, a knight's daughter, is sent away by her family, a slight she sees as acruel abandonment. Her struggle to return transforms her. And Stephen, a fatherlesssquire, struggles to master the requirements of knighthood until he is faced with a fateful choice onthe battlefield which could determine his future path.As encroaching darkness threatens to consume the kingdom, each youth is propelled on a journeywhere they are faced with life-defining decisions. United by unpredictable events, they chart acourse through danger, heartache, and doubt to find the true king, the only one they believe cansave them from the grip of an evil leader.