Amundi, jester to Denmark's King Claudius, has a slew of problems. Just when tensions at their maximum because of an imminent threat of invasion by Norwegians, Prince Hamlet returns to Elsinore Castle, more than a little upset that his mother has married her brother-in-law. It's a rough time to be a jester. Worse yet, Amundi has his own problems, particularly a love affair that seems certain to land him in the torture room. In spite of that, he does his best to stay alive in a milieu in which his religion, the social structure, and the nature of war are showing signs of strain.