After learning the Queen of Galia wants to destroy her, and sent men-including her father's killer-to Alyria to arrest her, Erynn and her friend, Adena, fled Caraden Castle and set out on a journey to find her birth parents and the Order of the Cael, a group she hopes can help her. Blamed soon after for murdering the King of Alyria, they now find themselves hunted by Alyrians and Galians. In their race to escape, they also find themselves hampered by two things: there are only two bridges out of Alyria and both are heavily guarded-and they have learned of a Galian plot to kill the Crown Prince of Alyria and the only possible solution to warning him in time lies in the completely opposite direction. Choosing to save the Crown Prince-and possibly achieve justice for her father at the same time-Erynn sets out west with Adena to try and locate an old friend, who she hopes has the falcon they need to send an important message. Along the way, she discovers more about who she is and why the Galian Queen wants to destroy her-and the destiny it seems she was born to face.