The Bridei Chronicles Tome 1 (Broché)

When Bridei is sent by his parents to live with the druid Broichan, he knows only that lie has left his home and family to learn to be a warrior and scholar, strategist and sage. He is not aware that in the divided and war-torn kingdom of Fortriu a secret council of eiders, including Broichan, have long been making plans for the future of their homeland, with Bridei himself central to their strategy. As the only child in Broichan ; remote household, Bridei learns early to deal with fear and loneliness. When he awakes one freezing midwinter's night to find a baby girl on the doorstep, he thanks the gods for their precious gift of a companion and takes her in, not knowing that the girl's arrival will have unforeseeable consequences. As the foundling Tuala grows from fey child to beguiling young woman, and Bridei moves ever closer to his grand destiny, Broichan anticipates a perilous complication to his long-laid plans. And powerful forces both close to home and in other lands are ranged against the secret council - enemies who will employ whatever means they can to stop the druid from bringing his plan to fruition, even if they must endanger Bridei's life.