Five years have passed since young lovers Aeden ap Owen and Tess, Lady of Bridswell, parted-ripped apart by Tess's mother. Now they are reunited in a twist of fate that could bring ruin upon both their families, far worse than the illicit love they shared in the past. Sent north by the Plantagenet king to investigate rumors of treason and dispatch the troublemakers, Aedan discovers someone is murdering monks and stealing saints' relics. And all clues...