"Of course I must go to him," Anya tells her healing tutor, referring to a summons from the castle that the royal boy Miles has fallen ill. Book One is the thrilling introduction to the story of Anya and Miles, setting the stage for one of the most moving love stories ever written. Set in windswept medieval Somerset, young Anya travels to the feared Meadow Wood to study the teachings of the aging healing woman, Vyri. While there she often thinks of the noble son born to the knight and lady of Taunton Castle. Miles' ambition is to become 'the greatest knight in all of England, ' but will the wisdom of his mentor, Merevin, or the vengeance of his dark governess, Miss Blancbaston, turn him away from a destiny others tell him is not pre-ordained in the stars: that of loving the beautiful and mysterious Anya?