Sometimes dreams come true, although not always in the way we dreamed. This was experienced by two sixteen-year-old residents of a medieval city, lost either in the past or in someone’s future. Captivated by stories about distant wanderings and travels, they unexpectedly found themselves accused of crimes that they did not commit. The washerman's son, Klaus, and the cook's son, Rigard, flee from a city that has suddenly become hostile into an equally hostile and difficult-to-survive world around them. Now they have to feed only on their labors and defend themselves, continuing the endless journey against their will.