Yngveld had not known of her father's promise that she would wed a faraway stranger, until her betrothed emissary appeared to escort her to Ireland. Drawn to Yngveld, Thomas finds himself unable to resist his commander's bride-to-be. Before he knows it, Thomas has taken the innocence he had sworn to protect. Now faced with an uncertain future, Yngveld and Thomas are guided only by dreams that foretell both tragedy and triumph.