Glencoe, 1692. Fifteen-year-old Conn longs to be a brave warrior, just like his cousin Jamie. But what kind of warrior has a withered arm? Then he finds a sword in the heather, and he learns to fight using his good arm. And when the treacherous Campbells bring Redcoast into the Macdonald valley, Conn is going to need all the strenght he can muster...