In 1998, Freya travels to the rugged north-west of Scotland, seeking emotional healing after a stressful volunteering mission in famine-affected southern Sudan. As her health and energy is restored she is guided into unexpected journeys by a prophecy that reveals family history and family secrets, and the story of betrayal that culminated in the loss of her first love. In Africa, when Freya is detailed to take on an entirely different role that takes her closer to the experiences of the refugees and internally displaced persons, their challenges and their despairs, her respect for their courage and the well of hope they call on, deepens.