Stewart land has always been a place where the routines and traditions that have governed the lives of its inhabitants could go on forever unchanged. While life for Emilia Stewart seems to be changing for the better with a promotion and a secret revelation from her best friend Alasdair, her happiness is short lived as the secrets of others bring war to the Highlands once more, taking Alasdair and all those she loves with it.When the web of secrecy and lies surrounding her birth is revealed in a wartime confession, Emilia struggles to reconcile the truth with the life she's always known.As one bloody, brutal battle irrevocably shatters her country forever and casts her future into terrifying chaos, can Emilia come to terms with who she truly is and find the strength to save them all?