The saga continues for the colony known as Camulod and the descendants of those brave Romans who forged a new way of life for the Roman peoples when the legions departed Britain. Colony leader Caius Merlyn Britannicus is responsible for their safety and together with his cousin, Uther Pendragon, the man who will father the legendary King Arthur, the colony knows few enemies until a vicious crime is committed and a wedge is driven between the two cousins that could be fatal.
