She reached down to touch the mare"s neck, and suddenly felt a small surge of happiness. For the first time since her mother died, she was no longer alone. She remembered what the grooms had said about wild horses: that the mares of a herd always adopted an orphan foal. Well, she had been adopted - not by the mare, but by the whole herd of Arva horses. Their fight was now her fight, and she and the mare would wage it together. Syeira, an orphaned girl, lives and works in King Hulvere"s river stable. She has a way with horses - especially with Arwin, a wild and beautiful mare whose two colts have been stolen by Ran, an evil warlord. Fate pairs girl and animal and together they set out to find the young horses. Their quest takes them across dangerous waters and through enchanted forests - crossing paths with all sorts of characters who can help or harm them. But in the end, Syeira and Arwin must only trust each other. For it is their extraordinary bond that gives them the courage to fight for Arwin"s colts and to gallop head long for freedom.