In the deep forests of a medieval kingdom, the young Viscount William meets the charming reclusive healer Marie, and very soon mutual feelings flare up between them. But just one rash act, and the lives of both abruptly change their direction: its usual measured course turns into a stormy whirlpool of palace intrigues, unrealistic hopes and dangerous adventures. Who is friend and who is enemy? How to find out and save your life? More and more long-awaited answers will have to be blindly found by William and Marie in the acrid smoke of the fires of change.