In the back streets of the City of London lies the Monsalvat Bank - an inconspicuous, but very rich and influential organization. When poor student Ellie Stanton receives a job offer from him, she jumps at the golden opportunity. But the girl soon realizes that the bank's vaults hide more than just treasures and securities, and she was not hired because of her business skills. This story begins eight hundred years ago, when an unknown knight challenged an ominous organization that sows discord and plays kings like pawns. The secret war for power over the destinies of nations has been going on for many centuries, and Ellie was doomed to fight in it even before she was born...