An awkward misfit loathed by his autocratic grandmother nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin leaves his family to be fostered in the household of Jocelin de Dinan lord of Ludlow. Fulke is to train in knightly arts but to succeed he must overcome the deep-seated doubts holding him back. Hawise Jocelin's youngest daughter befriends the young Fulke. As they grow up an implacable enemy threatens Ludlow and as the pressure mounts their friendship changes until one fateful day they find themselves staring at each other across a divide. As the menace to Ludlow intensifies Fulke must confront the future head on…