The courage of Kattanan duRhys saved a kingdom and created a legendperhaps impossible to equal. Now his son, Wolfram duRhys, wild prince ofthe realm, spends his days wenching, carousing, and shunning the legacy ofhis revered father. But Wolfram's revelries end when his carefree existenceis shattered by an assassination attempt—and he discovers the liehe's been living . . . and the dark destiny that awaits. Now the waywardson must flee to a distant land of magic and mystery—to enflame thelove of a cloistered virgin, and the ire of a priestess who plans a bloodyrevenge. And suddenly the fate of an imperiled land rests with a reluctantprince who once lived for pleasure alone . . . and whose actions willeither save his world or leave it smoldering in ruins.