The first story of Simon Scarrow and T.J. Andrews from the series "Invasion", which takes place in Roman Britain in 44 AD e. The invasion of Britain was bloody and merciless, but the natives of the island were not yet completely subdued. The Second Legion suffered heavy losses, throwing its worst enemy off the mainland, but the worst awaited him ahead. With the rapid approach of winter, he faced a new threat: fierce native warriors again begin regular sorties from their base, anchored on the island of Vectis. In response, the new legate develops a plan for the invasion of Vectis, believing that the defeat of the enemy will pass quickly and successfully. But Horace Figul, a junior officer, and a Gallian by nationality who knows the enemy well, doubts that the invasion will be so simple. And when the Second Legion faces fierce resistance on the coast of the island, Figul and his fellow legionnaires suddenly find themselves trapped in a desperate battle for their lives....