Under the thumb of the dark Lord Daegel, his niece, Chen, claimed her place as a ruthless warrior woman. But when her uncle bids her to visit her aging aunt, an old witch with a sentient evil sword that even the powerful Lord Daegal fears, but also craves, Chen sees an opportunity to escape the control and abuse she's suffered at his hands as he formed her into his prized warrior.
Aerylln, student to a skilled witch finds herself cast aside from her internship when a spell reveals her destiny lies outside the wooded cottage. With a sentient, magical sword at her side, the aid of a mysterious wizard, a talking horse and a fierce warrior woman, Aerylln is drawn in the direction of Chen.
The light seeks the dark, the dark seeks to become light.
But Lord Daegal won't stand for losing his prized warrior, and when he learns of Aerylln and the second sword he seeks to claim them both and the two women must work together to save themselves from his control.