In Hearthing, Bjorn Horsa has declared himself as Eiathan's Heir and has taken control of the court as Astarkand's new king, but fresh mayhem raises its ugly head in the nearby duchy of Firewind. The Duchess of Firewind has fled to court, risking the king's wrath to appeal for rescue for her city and her stepson Lythis, who has been captured by a rebellious barber backed by one of Woden's priests. Time is running out. Stalked by a shape-changing sorceress, will he be in time to rescue the Duchess of Firewind's stepson Lythis, or will the barber sacrifice him on Woden's Day?