When Dara frees an elf to return the goddess Ceridwen's stolen cup, balance and peace should return. Instead, the restoration unleashes a storm of revenge. Having brooded over the loss of her cup, Ceridwen plans to punish the to gods who aided the thief. As a result, when Dara heads for Scotland to find her mother, an elf of the clan bound to Ceridwen, she and her friends step into a whirlwind of strife.Because Dara and her friends know who is behind the disastrous storms and what triggered the goddess' anger, an elven queen recruits them to locate the Triad of protectors ho hold the shards of Excalibur, carrying King Arthur's legacy into their day. But the Triad is hidden, and its leaders divided. Can the young Canadians reunited those who carry Arthur's legacy and find a way to hold back the storms? After running a family sheep farm for thirty years, Cathy Hird now lives in the woods on the shores of Georgian Bay, the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway. She retired from work as a United Church minister in December 2020 and now has more time to write. Cathy weaves tapestries and scarves, and she tells stories that draw together the threads of modern questions and ancient myth.Cathy has published novels, stories and poems. She writes a weekly spirituality column for the online news magazine, owensoundhub.org. She is an avid reader who loves to discover new authors and the worlds they build.Cathy's first YA series was set in ancient Greece. Her second is a contemporary fantasy trilogy that draws on Celtic mythology and Arthurian legends. She is working on a near future novel where magic and artificial intelligence collide. A contemporary fantasy series drawing on Celtic mythology and Arthurian legends.
