THE SHADOWS HAVE FALLEN. Kira, daughter of Lancelot and Jasin, has been rescued from the clutches of Banczack and Guinevere, but had been forever changed by their cruelty and torture. Gone are the carefree days of her youth, and her sleep is filled with terrible nightmares. Only one man, the priest who had rescued her, truly understands...and he is out of her reach.Banczack, obsessed with finding his prize, sends garrison after garrison to Camelot in hopes of recapturing her, until Guinevere decides to take matters into her own hands...and the first thing she wants is the power of Avalon.King Arthur's team at the Stronghold's laboratory, struggling to maintain the massive power grid that opens the doorways between realms, are startled to receive refugees from Avalon, a mass of Fomorii soldiers from Guinevere's castle, and an unusual Dragon covered in yellow and blue feathers...until they realize that they are no longer part of the Stronghold, or England, or even Earth.The Council of Twelve, still exiled in an alternate realm, are helpless to aid Mankind. All paths are being guarded, and all doors are being watched...all but one, and that is the one the Council are determined to use to contact those who can save them all.