Jealousy, revenge and magic form a mighty backdrop to the battle between two kingdoms, ruled by cousins in love with the same woman. Children are deprived of their families, a country is deprived of light and a king is deprived of his queen. When the sword of St Michael goes missing, Cillian, a soldier-elf, must step up to defeat the despotic rule of a king blinded by his own desires. Who can be trusted and who is a traitor?