Rocque Oliphant has simple wants: a fine sword at his hip, a good meal in his belly, and a lusty wench by his side. His position as the Oliphant Commander, leader of men, ensures the first, and his long-term affair with Merewyn, the clan healer, ensures the second and third. She brings him joy-and pleasure-in ways he once only dreamed of!Aye, things are going well in his life...at least they were, right up until his father-the laird-demanded he marry...