2025, Edhasa

It is the year 25 B.C., and the Asturian tribes inhabiting the north of Hispania live in a fragile peace with Rome. The corrupt demands of the Roman government continue to grow, and because he knows that war looms over them, Virio hastens to teach the stubborn Careca, the daughter of the hillfort’s leader, the art of weaponry. However, his only real concern is the safety of his wife, Dovidena. Yet she is stronger than he believes — and she also harbors a secret that could destroy their union.

Across the border, Centurion Lucius Severus, who in just a few months will retire with honors, dreams of a future with Voconia, the courtesan he loves madly. But his hopes begin to crumble with the arrival of the young and ambitious tribune Marcus Licinius, whose only goal is to increase his own prestige at any cost.

The battle draws near inexorably, and in the meantime, no one — on either side — realizes that an even greater threat stalks them. Deep within the impenetrable forest that separates Asturians and Romans lurks an enigmatic and malevolent creature, already searching for its next victims…