Imperative instinct drives Maeven from the protection of the dragon's cave and into the clutches of the evil demon, Ciabolo. Her manipulative words distract him from his original purpose, but not from his intense desire for revenge. He takes her back to the King's citadel in Vatarik where the King basks in the possibilities of having a Princess of Thulor in his control. Seeing no way to escape, her innate stubbornness and desire to thwart...