Twelve-year-old Hilly has landed her dream job, riding on the set of Brunhilda, an epic film based on the fearless warrior of icelandic legend. Norse fire ritual tells that on a midsummer's day animals and humans can shapeshift, and one night Hilly finds herself connected to the young warrior and her fire stallion. As the two girls' lives intertwine, Hilly soon realises that they'll both have to risk everything for the love of their horses.
No wonder this place is messing with my head. Ever since that night with the fire ritual, I swear that I'm not always me any more. I shift back and forth, my shape becoming one and the swame as hers. If I focus hard now I can hear her voice. More than that, I can feel her thoughts and instincts. They're mingled with mine. Brunhilda's Viking blood is coursing through my veins. I'm a thousand years old and thirteen all at the same time.
It's no coincidence that I'm here. Gudrun is right about that. She read the runes that I would come and I have. I am here in Iceland to do what needs to be done for the saga. To make things right at last, not for me but for her. I will fight this battle to redeem Brunhilda and bring glory to the one true queen. Her saga has been told before, but this time there's a twist.
This time, we're in it together…