A powerful healer, she
has sworn an oath of loyalty to Keir the Warlord, and his
people. Now the Warlord and his chosen mate face enemies
within the tribe and danger lurks on every hand as they
journey toward Keir's homeland.
When they reach a
village marked with the warnings of the plague, Keir forbids
Lara to heal the sick, commanding that she not risk her own
life. But both Lara and Kier are strong of will and neither
will bend easily, even for love; and when Lara disobeys, she
pays the price: both she and Kier are plague-struck... and
so is their entire encampment.
In the midst of the
dying, Iften, a rival warrior, gathers his followers and
challenges Keir for the right to rule their tribe. If Keir,
weakened by the sickness, loses -- he dies.
And so
does Lara.
To save her love, her life, and her
adopted people, Lara must find a cure for the plague -- and
fully embrace her sworn role as Warprize to her Warlord.