Caswallon talks to Leofas, an influential older clansman, to convince him that Aenir are a threat.

A year drifts by, Gaelen begins to have a crush on Deva, Caswallon gets angry when Cambil invites Aenir to Summer Games.

The Haesten clan is massacred as the few survivors stream into the mountains, while the Pallides escape just in time and head towards the Farlain.

Meanwhile, in the Farlain Taliesen tells Caswallon that the Aenir are coming, and the war horn is sounded.

Cambil and his followers (including Kareen) pay with their lives, although Agwaine escapes at the last moment.

It is evident that the Aenir have attacked, and after defeating a few scouts the pair head north in search of the rest of the Farlain clan.

Meanwhile, Caswallon continues to march to the Gates with the Farlain, and sends out many scouts to watch for the Aenir and for other clansmen.

Caswallon speaks to Taliesen, whose plan it is to bring the clans through the Gates to a time many thousand years ago.

Meanwhile, Maggrig, Hunt Lord of the Pallides, realizes his people have few options, and prepares to make a last stand against the Aenir.

Both the Farlain and the Pallides clan enter through the Gate into a land from thousands of years ago.

Gaelen's party continues to travel west, but they are attacked by wolves, and Layne is killed.

However, Taliesen tragically dies after a 1,000 years of life, and the Gates close, so Caswallon cannot come back to his realm.

Now with the Haesten women as well as some Pallides stragglers, Gaelen leads the bigger group of warriors to Axta Glen, the planned battle site with the Aenir.

While the clansmen fight with vengeance and the arrows make their mark, but the Aenir looked poised for another victory.

Caswallon explains to Gaelen that he studied with a druid for 11 years in order to return to his realm, but how when he came back to his world no time had passed.

Caswallon and Maeg reunite, and Gaelen, Lara, Gwalchmai, and Lennox say goodbye to their clansmen and follow the Queen to their new realm.