The Tudor era is coming to an end. The Thirty Years' War is raging in Europe. The king refuses candidates for the hand of the heiress and the first lady, so that the throne of England does not go to foreigners. Meanwhile, the son of a bankrupt lord, Black John, amuses himself with robbery on the roads, until a strange captive named Irena ends up in his hands. The bandit decides that she is related to his old blood enemy Red John. The girl denies everything, but it is he who comes to her aid. The chieftain swears revenge, seeing the girl surrounded by Red John's friends. But none of the men even suspects what secret their friend is keeping and how much this friendship will cost them in the future...