Merlins epic quest continues as he journeys to Constantinople in search of his father. Myrddion Emrys of Segontium is the product of a brutal rape but when King Vortigern hints at his fathers identity Myrddion embarks on a journey across France & Italy to Constantinople. It is a voyage that is to turn the young healer into a man of great renown. Serving under General Flavius Aetius at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains Myrddion saves the lives of thousands of warriors & on his arrival in Rome he heals many more including Cleoxenes Envoy to Emperor Theodosius of the East on his way to a delegation with Attila the Hun. But a deadlier conflict between Emperor Valentinian of the West & Senator Petronius Maximus is still to come & Myrddion must use all his strength to carry out his work in a world that is evil.