Young Branna Winhold was born into the luxury of noble life, but her soul was built for adventure. So when her elder brother Oren is about to be sent off to war, she chafes at the idea of being left behind with an uneventful life and a destiny in which she has no say. Naturally, the spirited Branna takes matters into her own hands. Defying convention, she disguises herself as a soldier to join her brother on the warpath. Yet what she hopes will be a journey full of adventure and glory quickly turns into a trial that puts to the test everything she ever believed about herself.