When Aoleyn loses her parents, she is left to fend for herself among a tribe of vicious barbarians. Bound my rigid traditions, she dreams of escaping to the world beyond her mountain home.

The only hope for achieving the kind of freedom she searches for is to learn how to wield the mysterious pwer used by the trible's Coven, known as the song of Usgar. Thankfully, Aoleyn may be the strong witch to come to have ever lived, but magic comes at a price. Not only have her abilities caught eye of the brutish warlord who leads the tribe, but the demon of the mountain hunts all who wield the Coven's power, and Aoleyn's talent has made her beacon in the night.