Solveig has made it all the way from Norway to the glittering city of Constantinople where her father is a member of the guard of Empress Zoe. Soon Solveig finds herself caught up in the conflict between the Viking guard & the Islamic people of nearby Sicily. In this world of competing religious beliefs brutal violence & ruthless mercenaries Solveig must face some terrible truths about her father & her fellow Vikings & decide what she considers worth fighting for.