The warrior Galina won many times for her king and country. Now her castle is besieged, her enemies want to start a war and accuse her lover of murdering the king and children. Necromancer. Healer. Protector. The solar magician Gethen commands life and death, but even this power may not be enough to free his beloved warrior or defeat the returning evil that feeds on innocent victims. Separated, they are vulnerable. Together, they may have a chance. In a battle for souls and survival, a warrior fights for the kingdom she serves, and her beloved magician must defeat a dangerous evil to save his woman and the heritage of two nations.