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Skentyl is taking the test to become a Guardsman defending the Valley of the Unicorn. Instead, he kills an enemy scout from Morethek. He hears a conversation he should not and comes face to face with the Unicorn. Fydyha is a young Counsellor, sent into Morethek by the Lady, to her evil brother Gorvyn. She is bitten by one of his lizards and returns dangerously changed. Skentyl is thrown out of the Guard, but given a secret mission. He must break the spell and save Fydyha, before she kills the Lady.
Why I Wrote This Book I had a vision of a tall woman in white, with long black hair. She was standing on a mountain slope under a night sky ablaze with stars. Into that vision came a white unicorn. And so the Valley of the Unicorn came into being. It was a vision of perfection, with the Lady its peaceful ruler. But to make a good story, this vision has to be in danger. The Valley of the Unicorn is the Lady's share of her dead father's kingdom. The rest of it, the greater country of Morethek, is in the hands of her evil brother Gorvyn. But that is not enough for him. He wants her Valley too. He has a vast army, the Hornet Swarm. She has only a small Guard. Skentyl is nearly fourteen. He is taking the tests which will enable him to join that Guard. He must not fail. Skentyl's childhood friend is Fydyha. She has grown up to become a member of the Lady's Council, ruling the Vally of the Unicorn. The Lady sends her on a mission into Morethek. Fydyha does not realise the danger she is walking into when she meets the evil Gorvyn. The Lord of Morethek has something still more sinister: his fat magician Taga, whose gown is swarming with red lizards.
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