Disguised in men's clothing, Emery Montbar goes in search of his brother, a Knight Hospitaller, whom he swore to protect and is also being sought by the youngest son of the powerful de Bourg family, Nicholas. Young people find themselves in a mysterious cycle of medieval feuds between two church orders. Having discovered Emery's deception, Nicholas is eagerly ready to surrender to an irresistible attraction, but the girl is keeping something back... Although he, too, is hiding a secret...