Not wanting to become the mistress of a king convinced that a virgin will cure his illness, Elizabeth Boleyn herself comes to the tent of a handsome Scottish knight to become her first man. Emrys MacPherson is intrigued and fascinated by his overnight guest, but at the last moment the beauty runs away, frightened by his passion. The Scotsman understands that he will not rest until he finds her again. And then fate gives them a new meeting in Florence, where Elizabeth is hiding under an assumed name...