The heretics of Ulpina return, determined to turn Varg into a obedient tool of the Empire’s revenge. And its ruler, Cornelius Marcellinus, intends to deal brutally with the proud Gauls. Can the desperate Narbonnian boar defend both freedom and honor—and love?
Only the beautiful and cunning Sophia Justina can help him in this unequal struggle, but after all, she hopes to regain power over the Empire! She doesn’t know that from now on living shadows of hatred weigh upon the rebellious Varg—shadows that have risen and are taking revenge.