In 1788 Scotland, Rowena Maitland doesn't realize how lonely and odd her life is, until, alone one night, she is surprised by an intruder dressed in medieval armor crashing around in her home. The stranger, Pembroke Burroughs, is a large man, but seems harmless enough with his battered helmet causing him distress. Until she assists him in removing the helmet and he insists he's from 1568 and was just engaged in battle with the Earl of Moray fighting...