In fifth-century Britain the last vestiges of Roman authority are gone and a thriving colony that has lasted for more that 400 years is poised on the brink of destruction. After the departure of the Legions two Romans choose to stay and fight for their adopted land. This is volume 2 of the Camulod Chronicles telling of Roman soldiers abandoned in England faced with the choice of fleeing or struggling to create the last stronghold against barbarian onslaughts from the north and east.