Sylphina Thunderheart, a fierce Amazon warrior, lived happily among her tribe in the heart of the Verdant Vale until a mysterious illness swept through their village, leaving many sick and on the brink of death. Determined to save her people, she braved the perilous depths of the Minotaur’s labyrinth to steal the coveted Stone of Eirinia, rumored to possess unparalleled restorative powers. But if caught by the ferocious creature who guarded the jewels of Helios with a vigilance born of duty and an ancient pact, Sylphina's life would be forfeit… unless she negotiated an irresistible pact, for beneath the creature’s fearsome exterior lay a heart yearning for companionship, a lonely soul bound by an oath forged in antiquity.