Branded a witch for her unusual, different-colored eyes, Lady Selethryth has always been an outcast in her native Wessex. They said she was touched by the Devil, treating her as if she were his lover. Many with her condition would have died long ago, but King Ecbert sees her potential and takes her under his wing, allowing her to study at his court. But was she truly cursed? Perhaps she really was, since Ivar the Boneless had set his eyes on her.