Arzhur, a disgraced knight, has taken on a new mission to restore his honor: save Princess Islen from the Black Castle. The only problem is, the mysterious Islen doesn't want to be saved...The reluctant pair must nonetheless cross the kingdom—pursued by a trio of sinister witches—in hopes of finding refuge with Islen's father, the king. But will their secrets catch up with them first?

There's no turning back for Princess Islen and Artzur, her knight in shining armor (or so he wishes). After laying waste to her father's kingdom, the cast-out princess flees to the mysterious North, where Azhur was born and later banished. Even as their foes near, and multiply, an even more formidable enemy threatens from within... Islen's powerful and long-lost mother, Meliren.