Sweden 1349. Illiana Henriksdotter is sure about what she wants out of life. An intelligent young woman of good birth, Illiana has spent years studying healing and herbal medicine, quietly honing her independence. But even the best laid plans change, and Illiana finds herself on the journey of a lifetime with an unlikely – and unwanted – travel companion: Markus Järv, a knight and the king’s right-hand man.

As different as night and day, Illiana and Markus can only agree on one thing: They want nothing to do with each other. But the duo soon find that they need one another’s skills – both light and dark – to survive the old enemy rapidly catching up to them.