The crusade marches on, but Godfrey de Bastogne is left behind to hold Olso Fortress, a castle whose position makes it too important to lose. His men long to return home to Bastogne once the campaign ends, and Godfrey is caught between going with them to reclaim his birthright and beginning a new life in Azgald with Madeline, his betrothed.
High Warlord Alvir has not forgiven his defeat at Godfrey's hands, and he musters his forces to settle the score, laying siege to Olso and testing whether a young knight can lead men who feel they have already given enough. Inside the walls, Madeline seeks to deepen her magic and is thwarted at every attempt by Sister Varsha, the fortress's new librarian and her appointed chaperone. Worse, a traitor among the defenders threatens to undo them before the siege is broken.
The second book of The Griffin Legends, following Godfrey's Crusade.