Crusaders, Saracens and a forbidden love. Damascus, at the time of the Third Crusade: the beautiful Nasrin leads a sheltered life as the daughter of Emir Suleyman. One day her father is given the crusader Bernard of Marquard as a slave. Nasrin is fascinated by the stranger's pride and courage, and soon a secret love sprouts between the two. But their feelings are put to the test when the crusaders under Richard the Lionheart march against Acre...
