Llew is sent to the island school of Ynys Sci to be trained as a warrior and is gradually assimilated into the culture and people of Albion. Llew travels with Tegid to a gathering of the bards, where the great evil of Albion's world realm, Cythrawl, is released.
Llew is sent to Ynys Sci for combat education and becomes an integral part of Albion's community through cultural immersion. He travels with Tegid to a meeting of poets, where the evil force of Cythrawl is released into the world.