"Their garments are black as night. They carry torches in their hands, darkness and anger in their hearts. They are coming." When a dark family secret is exposed, Sigrun"s peaceful life is shattered. Forced to pay for her parents" misdeeds, she finds herself exiled from all she knows - and from the boy she loves - for three long years. Yet more secrets lie ahead; not least the power Sigrun finds awakening in herself, seemingly passed to her from a mysterious amulet. Can she use her new-found gift to save herself and those around her from the dangers they face? And will true love wait until her return?