It was to Essen MacKinnon that the old man told the secret of the golden sword, but knowing it truly existed was one thing -- finding it was something else again. Patches MacGreagor's biggest worry was Brevie's warning that a man would marry her just to improve his chances of becoming the clan's next laird, but then someone murdered Brevie. Who killed her and now, how would Patches ever know which man Brevie was talking about?