Love, revenge, secrets - and murder - in a medieval kingdom at war. 'Death follows you ...' An old woman's prediction haunts Janna as she journeys to Ambresburie Abbey with a group of pilgrims. Along the way she and Bernard, leader of the pilgrims, find a letter on a corpse, a letter that contains dangerous information regarding the bitter civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda. Ralph, a charismatic pilgrim, woos Janna, and promises...