Galzias' human lords squabble when the monsters come knocking, fresh from slaying the residents of Aiplen to the north. Lord Edward is the only one to see that they must turn to their estranged magic embracing neighbours, the Wood Elves for help.
For the death delivering horde can only be stopped by cutting off its head. A powerful twisted sorcerer slayable by no blade.
A daunting task for anyone, let alone Elaneith, an elven priestess who only uses light magic to heal. Now she's about to discover that there is so much more to her magic granting Seed then she's ever imagined.
But the screams of the monsters' victims aren't the ones she'll be hearing.