Yevliesza, a modern woman of earth, has at last gained acceptance in the closed medieval kingdom of Numinat. She has won the love of a high lord, gathered the first friends of her young life—and uncovered a rare power she never wanted and cannot control. When she is sent on a diplomatic mission into warlike Volkia she finds herself trapped by the cunning ruler, Prince Albrecht. He suspects that she is linked to a power he can harness for war. Determined to bend her to his will, he is willing to employ a twisted courtship or outright coercion. Unless she can outwit him. The prince has formidable allies, but one is supreme: the twisted being who hovers over the realm, guiding the Volkish and seeking revenge on Numinat. And especially the girl with the Lost Power.