Bridei is a nobleman, a fosterling of one of the very most powerful druids in the land, Broichan. All of Bridei’s earliest memories are of the dark and incomprehensible guy he trusts above all others. Broichan seems to have programs for Bridei, seems to be training him for a special purpose the old man will not divulge. One bitter Midwinter’s Eve, everything adjustments when Bridei discovers a child on the doorstep – a child abandoned from the Fair Folk. It’s the elevation of ill lot of money to have truck with the Fair Folk, and all in the region counsel the babe’s loss of life. But Bridei views an old and valuable magic at the job and, heedless of the risk, fights to save lots of the kid. Broichan is usually wary but relents, for Bridei must grow to be his own guy and make his very own decisions. As Bridei comes to manhood, he watches the timid female Tuala blossom into a gorgeous girl, and feels issues he didn’t know were feasible. Broichan sees the same procedure and feels only danger, for Tuala is actually a key component in Bridei’s upcoming…or could spell his doom.