Riding around his castle early one midsummer's day, Count Alaric stumbles upon a beautiful maiden. Smiling graciously, she says she does not know where she is from, or where she is going. He calls her Catherine and falls in love with her. And when she agrees to become his wife, Alaric hopes they will live a long and happy life together.
Yet every time Alaric looks into his young bride's eyes, she seems to be thinking of something else. One day...