Leon FitzWarren meets elfin Brenna when both are children. He, a squire walking the battlements in the night, and she a mere slip of a child. Unable to sleep, Brenna is drawn to the top of the tower by an unknown pull. The little girl offers a night of comfort to a scared Leon, and as dawn approaches and Leon must leave on his journey to become a knight, they swear undying love to each other. Fourteen years later a physically, and mentally scarred Leon returns a man to Dinas Bran, home to the now grown Lady Brenna. Now known as Caer Llion, the fierce knight Ironheart, he is mistaken by Brenna as her betrothed, who has been killed in battle. Leon too is mysteriously drawn to the dark beauty of Brenna. However Leon distrusts immensely, and fears his deep attraction to Brenna.
