England 1360: After the death of his father, the Earl of Waringham, accused of high treason, twelve-year-old Robin is among the dispossessed and exposed to the arbitrariness of the authorities. Especially Mortimer, the son of the new Earl, bullies Robin where he can. A deadly enmity grows between the boys. But Robin goes his own way, which eventually leads him back into the world of court, nobility and knighthood. At the side of the charismatic Duke of Lancaster, he experiences campaigns, rebellions and political triumphs - and meets women who are as beautiful as they are dangerous. But the wheel of Fortuna turns ceaselessly, and while a young, incompetent king threatens to drag England into ruin, Robin suddenly finds himself face to face with his old mortal enemy again ...
