A new generation is growing up at Easterly Hall. Bridie Brampton is much like her mother. She is determined, fair and loyal. Childhood ends when storm clouds gather over Europe - the threat of a new war arises. The girl is torn between her duty to her family and a burning desire to be on the front line in order to slow down the course of history. But fate brings an evil surprise: one of Bridey’s closest people ends up on the other side of the barricades.