A strong woman fighting the storms of her time. A gloomy star hangs over the holy night in 1717 when Maikea is born on Juist. A great flood engulfs the island and sweeps half the population to their deaths. Having grown into a woman, Maikea wants to become the island's bailiff to prevent just such catastrophes. But she has not reckoned with an adversary from days gone by. The jealous Weert takes advantage of the political unrest at the East Frisian princely court and sets up an intrigue against her. But is Maikea really one of the rebels? And what connects her to the leader of the freedom fighters, the mysterious White Servant? Maikea is drawn into a whirlpool of greed for power, envy and oppression - and finds herself in mortal danger ...
