mine was the vast dark sky and the spaces between the stars that called out to me mine was the promise of magicso spoke the young celt ainvar centuries before the enchanted age of arthur and merlin an orphan taken in by the chief druid of the carnutes in gaul ainvar possessed talents that would lead him to master the druid mysteries of thought healing magic and battle talents that would make him a soul friend to the prince vercingetorix though the two youths were as different as fire and iceyet ainvars destiny lay with vercingetorix the sunbright warriorking together they traveled through bitter winters and starlit summers in gaul rallying the splintered celtic tribes against the encroaching might of julius caesar and the soulless legions of rome from the paperback edition