When young King Ghyll and his companions return triumphant from their quest to Zihaen and the battle that nearly cost the king's foster brother Olle his life, they look forward to a bit of peace. Instead, Ghyll finds his desk stacked with reports of giant wolves and monstrous birds terrorizing the outer provinces of his kingdom, and the local authorities demand he does something about it. Olle discovers his newly acquired estates lie in the heart...