High Command Malin of The Greens has been gone from home for over a decade. Having made a choice, Malin chose heart over duty. Duty has now come calling, and she must find a way to save her people, or the love of her life. The outside world have come for their heads, and Malin doesn't know who to trust. The Warlocks and Witches expect her loyalty, and her present home for the last ten years expect her betrayal - as they have believed witches ultimately behave. Malin's only refuge is in High Lady Qala of Rorvik, Queen of the Stone Kingdom who she loved so much she left The Greens for. Yet, tempers are high, and old prejudices resurface. Maybe the answer is in the strange boat Malin sees over the horizon she wonders...