Tamyth burns with an intense desire to avenge the deaths of his parents and brother. When his cozy farming community is raided on midsummer's night, he gets his chance to do just that, joining the rescue mission to free those taken captive. He proves himself worthy in combat, and his ambitions are realized. But events occur which send Tamyth down a very different path than he expected as he realizes that nothing is so simple as it once seemed.