Set in the English Middle Ages, Will the longbow maker and fletcher sells his wares in the shire market towns, taking part in the archery competitions to publicise his craft, earning more from wagers than prizes. Recently lost his banker with all his savings confiscated by the English crown, he is late leaving his Welsh village, reduced to visiting a border county he has long shunned. At the last fair of early spring he sees an ancient bow which reminds him of his long-lost bride.