An unexpected death the day before a royal christening seems to signal the approach of some great calamity. That calamity comes when Merlin is kidnapped while under Rowanne's protection. Very rapidly, Rowanne begins feeling isolated from everyone she trusts as accusations from the people of Northland are thrown at her. How she responds to the situation could end her future at Camelot as well as her relationships with Valiant and Arn.

King Arthur is determined to make the journey to Northland and attend Michael's coronation despite the danger along the way. He assigns Valiant the dual tasks of preparing the security measures for the journey and delivering a personal message to Rowanne. Unfortunately, Rowanne made it quite clear after recent events that she wants nothing to do with either Valiant or Camelot. Still, both Valiant and Arn pray for the best as they ride to Bridgeford, leaving Sir Bryant to lead the garrison right into an ambush.

The time has come for Rowanne to face King Arthur and ask for forgiveness. She has her chance in Northland in the days preceding Michael's coronation, but she gets distracted by Michael's attentions to her. The future king should be paying more attention to Selena and the threat she poses to his reign. It's up to Valiant and Merlin to keep an eye on the cunning sage and see that the coronation goes as planned.