Bjorn Horsa can't be crowned king until he has been acknowledged in Hearthing as Eiathan's Heir. In Neith, the small celebration his companions want to throw for him mushrooms wildly out of control! While Bjorn is having fun, traitors hatch a plot to make Weinolf king in his father's place. Mischief abounds in Astarkand as Eiathan's ancient enemy, Vodan spies on Bjorn and seeks to make trouble for him.