The traitor has been unmasked and Niarmit at last has hope of; -untangling the web of evil which has enmeshed her, -taking the attack to the salved people's oldest enemy, -seizing at a chance of private happiness. But Maelgrum has many allies, new and old. And secrets buried deep can surface still to shake the young queen's spirit and shatter her plans.And Niarmit must ask again who she was and is and what she must become in pursuit of victory and...