Stricken by a centuries-old curse, the warlord slowly loses his humanity and falls into madness. Ballard, originally from Ketah Tor, has no hope of escaping his fate until his son returns home one day accompanied by a woman of incomparable beauty. His family believes her arrival could mean salvation for Ballard... until they run into her older sister. Determined to save her sister from certain death, Luvaen Duenda finds an ancient castle and discovers a family trapped in time. The black magic of the evil witch and the cruel thickets of roses with a thirst for blood did not restrain her, nor did the proud man, disfigured by the immortal hatred of the authorities. Luvaen must decide whether she will ultimately love him to save him, or destroy him. A tale of revenge and devotion.