Chapter One: Days of Light
Iolaus has found a little girl abandoned along the road. She is traumatized, and cannot speak. While trying to locate her family, he meets a young healer, Elissa, who offers to help them. But, she has been accused of murdering the king of Pylos, and Hercules has made two unsuccessful attempts to take her back there for trial. Elissa tells Iolaus she is innocent, and he believes her, deciding not to turn her in to Hercules. While staying at her home in Acheron, Iolaus develops a strong attraction to the healer, but represses his feelings out of loyalty to Hercules. Eventually, the little girl’s aunt and uncle come to claim her. The hunter leaves Acheron, reluctantly.
Chapter Two: Melancholia
Iolaus hasn’t been able to get Elissa out of his mind, and he’s overjoyed when he runs into her in Epidaurus. But the village has strict laws against healing, and when she’s caught practicing her craft, Elissa is arrested and sentenced to a whipping. Iolaus cannot get her free, so he volunteers to take the punishment in her place, goading Hera into granting her approval. Elissa cares for him after the whipping, but they are soon forced to leave town. Iolaus goes on to Corinth, mourning the love that can’t be.
Chapter Three: Girl's Eyes
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