Rowan Scott, an envoy of the Scottish king, once known in these troubled border regions as a desperate daredevil, was shocked to recognize in one of the robbers who attacked him the same lovely girl, whose image he had once dreamed of when looking at a magic stone. He should have arrested her, but, captivated by the beauty and courage of young Mairi, he is ready to risk his life to help her and her loved ones get out of a dangerous trap.