Darkness falls over the west. Gallant Peter, the last of Arthuras warriors, battles the Saxons who are overwhelming Britain. He has no son but his daughter has inherited his resolve. aIf you wish to fight at my side, I must depend on you. You alone, Decia, must decide if you desire the human way with femalesamanas protection and womanas subservience.a aMen do evil and sin.a aWe are not talking of morality. We are talking of valor.a In Darkness and Valor, the last book in Mary T. Dresseras Dark Age trilogy, Decia refuses to submit to the brutality and degradation that exist in the sixth century as the memory of Rome fades. She intends to prove herself a warrior. Some covet her beauty while others fear her sword. Can she be conquered by love? Or death?