The King's Promise

King Maddoc has been hard at work trying to make Calumbria the kingdom he envisions. Princess Anwen has been riding all over her kingdom using her newly fully released Gift to heal people and the land. They have kept in contact through letters, but both are desperate to see each other again. At the Winter Festival in the king’s village of Quinlan, they meet again. Though they have promised their mothers they would seek others as potential partners, they cannot keep away from each other. They spend each night together and find ways to sneak away at times during their days. It becomes very clear to both of them that they must marry. There is much in their way, including Maddoc’s uncle and Anwen’s former lover, who both wish to have Anwen for themselves. A princess from a powerful kingdom is determined to marry Maddoc. Anwen is constantly faced with doubts that she can be the queen Maddoc needs and still see to her own kingdom. Besides these threats to their love, there are also physical dangers of which neither are aware. They will have to depend on each other and their shared love to save each other and their kingdoms.