Her worst regret is taking up her father's sword...Hervor was warned about Tyrfing. But the agony it has brought her is beyond anything she could have imagined. With one son in the grave and the other in exile, she blames only herself - and so does everybody else.Hated like the plague and shunned by those she loves, Hervor has never been more alone. Until, in her darkest hour, she discovers friendship in the unlikeliest of places...