Hope grew bitter inside of Eineen; hope did not win battles, and it did not protect Aisling from the wounds given to him. And as she and Reece try to pull together the tattered remains of a battle lost, she soon realizes that she isn't enough. She isn't enough to protect Oirthir from Tuaisceart, and there isn't anyone else that can help her fight against them. The world outside of Oirthir is alien to her--she knows that there are dangers beyond their territory, but help lies beyond it. Eineen can't rely on faith and hope; and so, she ventures beyond.