Description
Centurion Aurelius Castus - once a soldier in the elite legions of the Danuge - believes his glory days are over, as he finds himself in Britain, battling to protect an empire in decline. When the king of the Picts dies, Castus is selected to lead the Roman envoy sent to negotiate with the barbarians beyond Hadrian's Wall. Here he will face a supreme challenge in a mission that will test his honour. As he struggles to avert disaster and keep his promise to a woman he has sworn to help, Castus discovers that nothings about this doomed enterprise was ever what it seemed.