According to the cruel and unfair rules in force in the state, Cornelius Glas must be executed. While waiting for the execution of a monstrous sentence, he meets the guys from the prison boarding school, who tell him an old fairy tale about a legendary land where you can escape from trouble... Realizing that this is not fiction, Cornelius decides to escape, taking new friends with him. From Peter, the abbot of the ancient Temple, he learns the legend about the great Guardians of the eternal Laws of the Universe, teachers and protectors of the whole world. Faith, devotion, hope and courage lead to them; love, responsibility, fearlessness and selflessness lead from them - to help those who remain...