A TIME OF DARKNESS Six years ago, the flower of Scotland’s men perished beneath the Danish axe. The feared Northmen swept across the Highlands, killing everything in their path and splitting Scotland in two. The violence was halted by fragile treaties that no one expected to last. And now, the peace is shattered. The last heir to the Scottish throne is imprisoned—soon to be murdered. The future has never looked so bleak. But even the darkest nights do not last forever. The Lowlanders, weary of the Danish yoke, seek to reunite and overthrow their adversaries. Yet spies are everywhere and many have forgotten where their true loyalty, or dìlseachd, lies. Only time will tell whether the Scots are faithful to the true heir as they fight to overthrow the Danes, rescue the princess, and restore her to her rightful crown. But perhaps they are too trusting on oaths from the past.