Tyranny rules in the city state of Dal Riata. The year is 1162 and King Edgar rules with an iron fist and the consequences for those who break even the slightest rule are given out in the arena for all to see.

Underfed, persecuted and desperate, the townsfolk are trapped behind l Dal Riata’s high walls, the only gate in and out of the city is heavily guarded. Rumours of what mythical creatures lay beyond the walls are rife with monsters and demons.

As the son of slaves, Leoric is treated worse than most. Not earning enough to feed his three young children, he resorts to stealing carrots from the stables where he tends to the horses.

Uta, the queen of Dal Riata and blacksmith, Bahram has a plan to escape but when Leoric’s eldest daughter is thrown into the palace’s dungeon help comes from an unexpected source.

The rumours of magic and unexplained phenomena exist to this day regarding Dal Riata. Could they have been true?