The year is 1228. King John is dead and an uneasy peace has settled over England. Callie of Wideopens is the beautiful 18-year-old ward of Jane and Ethan. Jane is dying and her lonely husband is tormented by impure thoughts about the girl. The crone who supplies Jane's herbs has a vision of a terrible act and in a misguided attempt to alter the fate of her husband, Jane makes a desperate request of Callie. In doing so, she unwittingly sets in motion the crone's prophecy. On the run from the law, Callie learns to fight like a man and outwit her captors, but in all her adventures, she can't escape the love she has for Ethan.