England is bleeding.And there isn't a thing I can do about it.I am once again a prisoner to Wessex, captured by King Egbert because holding me hostage will bring them to him-my two Vikings who will risk heaven and earth to save me. But I don't need saving. I am Princess Emeline, and I was taught by the best, and his name...Skarth the Godless.The man whom I love more than anything in this world. But things begin to blur when Ulf the Bloody reminds...