Five years have passed since Saber, Earl of Avenall, mysteriously disappeared, leaving the beautiful Ella of Rossmara. But one day, when the girl was already desperate to meet her beloved again, he returned. He returned without explaining his absence in any way, not wanting to let Ella into his dark secret. But Saber's beloved has enough courage to understand that if in the name of future happiness it is necessary to engage in battle with the ghosts of the past and the dangers of the present, then there should be neither fear nor doubt.