While the armies of Moscovy bear down on western Europe, powerful political forces debate the future of the nation of Francia, and the Church plots seditiously with its own self-interests. Within the mysterious house of the minister a horrific contract is taken up for political gain, and a sadist seeks a prominent figure to meet with a violent end. As the invading Cossacks of Moscovy move toward Iberia, what will they find in that house by the sea?

Contains violent imagery..