Pressed into service at the court of the mad king, Charles VI of France, Mette's young charge is the princess, Catherine de Valois, caught up in the turbulence and chaos of life at court. Mette and the child forge a bond, one that transcends Mette's lowly position. But as Catherine approaches womanhood she becomes a pawn between two powerful dynasties who will both use her to further the cause of France. But with the French defeat at the Battle of Agincourt, the tables turn and suddenly her currency has never been higher.