Gwynnedd had only two years of peaceful life after the victory over Wenzite of Torent. A new threat loomed from the west: Meara, which became a protectorate of Gwynnedd about a century ago, began the struggle for independence and restoration of its royal dynasty. The deposed Valoret Archbishop Edmund Loris also fled there, fiercely hating all Deryni in general and King Kelson in particular. Disagreements over the election of Bishop Meara become the first pebble that triggered an avalanche of internecine war...