War has come to Alfheimr. The elves of the mainland are trying to stop Wielder Crucius gaining control of the route between the worlds of elf and man. Half-elf Kirsty and her companions have already travelled into the past during their quest to find the jewels that will seal the route. Now they must go back in time again in a desperate search for the final three - to the eras of the Iceni Queen Boudica and the Ninth Roman Legion.