Ghosts of Kings — Ariadne Pritchett

Young Lesly Roads knew nothing of the evil plot. She knew only that the boy, Devin, was terrified by the brutal stranger who came to take him away to his grandfather in Wales.

It was a long journey from London to the wilds of the Welsh countryside. It was also a dangerous one.

For Devin was no ordinary child. It him flowed the blood of kings. And there were those who wanted him now for their own murderous ends. Devin could be forced to do anything. He was only a boy. And a frail one at that. But they had reckoned without Lesly. Her quiet loveliness and beguiling innocence masked a quick mind and a daring spirit.

She loved Devin. Loved him enough to stand between him and the mad dream of a power-haunted old man. Somewhere, somehow she would find a way…