When Danish raids on Anglo-Saxon kingdoms escalate, the kings of these lands must put past hostilities aside and take the first steps towards unity; steps they see as vital in the face of this newfound threat to their lands . . .

As sons of kings, Alfred of Wessex and Eadwulf of Mercia have had their futures determined since birth. However, the unforeseen events will change the progression of their childhoods and shape the men they will become. While their roads to manhood follow vastly different routes, they both learn crucial lessons; lessons that will serve them well in the years to come. While discovering that the enemy is not always a stranger is a harsh lesson indeed, the realization that a trusted kinsman can turn traitor is the harshest lesson of them all.