Proud lady Alice Wolveston hoped to stay away from the War of the Roses that engulfed England... but could the daughter of a defeated enemy, destined in the name of the king to marry one of the victors, dream of peace and happiness? The Welsh knight Nicholas Merion understood perfectly well that in addition to castles and lands, Lady Alice receives hatred and contempt... However, there was not and was not a man among the Celts who would take a beautiful woman as his wife - and would not be able to turn her hatred into love, and contempt into ardent passion...