Darkspell

Banished from Aberwyn by his brother Rhys, the exiled warrior Rhodry Maelwaedd takes up the silver dagger's hard life as a wandering mercenary, with the sharp-tongued Jill at his side. Their road crosses that of a sorcerer bent on seizing the Great Stone of the West, a talisman said to steady the judgment of whoever rules Deverry. As old magic stirs and older enemies circle, Rhodry's exile turns out to matter more than anyone intended. Second novel in Katharine Kerr's Deverry cycle, continuing the story begun in Daggerspell.