In the thrilling story of a girl becoming a leader, King Alfred's eldest daughter must use her inner resources and battle skills to save her own life and protect the lives of her men, becoming the greatest heroine in Old English medieval history. "You will be important to many people," a mother tells her fifteen-year-old daughter. She is King Alfred's eldest daughter, after all. But her royal blood makes her a target. She learns to battle like a man, and when enemies threaten the borderlands, her inner resources and battle skills enable her to save her life and protect the lives of her men, becoming the greatest heroine in Old English medieval history.