The courageous knight William Fitzalan, who became famous in numerous battles, received a worthy reward from the king: lands, a castle and the hand of their former owner, the beautiful Catherine, Lady Rayburn. However, after the wedding, an unpleasant surprise awaited him - the newlywed dutifully agreed to fulfill the duties of a wife, but I didn’t promise love and emotional affection. After all, she herself did not believe in her husband’s sincere passion. What should William, whom Catherine charmed at first sight, do? Suffer? Achieve reciprocity by force? Or simply be a faithful and devoted protector, and then the tender heart of his wife will submit to him of her own free will?..