Which deception costs the most, the lies we are told, or the lies we tell ourselves? Caledonia, AD83 Antony is a spy, a Natione -- native Britons conscripted to the Roman auxiliary army. When she meets him, Eirbrin believes she has found a mystic, a man of power who can help her to overcome the demons of past guilt and shame. Everything about him should warn Brin of his deception -- while he is trapped between an irresistible love and an immovable duty.