The second part of B. Erskine's novel contains the continuation of the exciting adventures of Elaine - the beloved of the Scottish king Alexander, the heiress of three noble English families, whom the priests predict to become the founder of a strong royal dynasty. From childhood, Elaine is doomed to live in a cruel world of endless intrigue and betrayal, where children hate their parents, and recent lovers are ready to destroy each other, just to get one step closer to the royal throne. However, Elaine’s natural intelligence, passion, indestructible love of life and an amazing talisman - the phoenix - often help Elaine out of seemingly the most hopeless situations.