She is the sign of God on earth; she is the personification of evil. She
is the rebirth of the religion of Caraid-land; she is its complete
undoing. Some call her Taminy-Osmaer--Divinely Glorious. Some call her
Taminy-Wicke and ward against her. Which of these is the petite
17-year-old who has fled with her followers to the high crags of the
Gyldan-Baenn? This is the question that tears Caraid-land apart,
splitting families, pitting the noble Houses against each other and
throwing the religious order into chaos. Daimhin Feich--the man who
would be king--knows only this: Taminy-a-Cuinn, whether angel or demon,
has something he must have if he is to redeem his own fortunes and that
of his House. Among her devotees is the young ruler of the divided
nation and Daimhin Feich means to get the boy back by any means, even if
it destroys the land he hopes to rule.