Shouldering the responsibility for her nine siblings since her mother's death, Princess Illiana was reluctant to heed her father's orders for an arranged marriage. Her father threatened to beat her siblings if she did not accept and, so, Illiana was sent away to be married to the High Prince Reginald. Fearful of getting close to the man who would make her life miserable, Illiana tried her hardest to keep him out of her heart. The only issue, the way she was living with her new husband was nothing like she expected. Her thoughts became filled with questions, questions she was too afraid to ask aloud. Questions like why the other women were happy? Why the other women had wings when she was told the wings would be clipped? Why Reginald was always nice to her and never hurt her? And most of all, why was she chosen?

"Your child will be gifted. She will be able to do what even Elves have trouble with. Be warned, she may not survive the coming days, but then, the fate of Middle-Earth is yet in the balance." "Now for another, one to keep her steady." But Almiel's fate is her own to decide.

In the rugged expanse of the Iron Hills, in Scotland, where the wind bites as sharp as a claymore, Alana Skye possesses the gift of healing through the teachings from Granny Skye who knows every herb, every leaf of nature and the uses of their properties that is both a blessing and a shadow. While others excel in war, she finds herself drawn to the quiet arts of mending what is broken. But in a world governed by the strength of the McKinnons, a soft touch can be mistaken as weakness. Read the book to find the answer to see how Alana Skye explores her world, and how the conflict will be brought to rest!