Now a young woman of means, Ursula Blanchard is called upon by her family to catch her cousin Edward, and stop him from committing treason against Elizabeth. This time, she heads toward the Scottish border without the direct knowledge of the queen in search of her cousin. Upon arriving in Edenburgh, she finds that he has been murdered, and she seeks justice. In the process, she will be spirited away, witness a dual, and learn more about court intrigues than she ever wished to know.