1193. The Crusades rage overseas and England is ruled by the ruthless King John. Some who have felt his cruelty and escaped with their lives flee to Sherwood Forest, where Robin Hood is king. But Marian is dead and Robin is bringing up his son, Godwin, alone. When Lady Elsbeth de Lemann is ambushed on her way to Nottingham and her soldiers killed, Robin Hood is accused of the murders. With Robin set to turn himself in to save the rest of the Sherwood community, it is up to Godwin and the rest of the children of the Merry Men to find out who is the real murderer. The arrival of a young orphan, William Wood, to their ranks threatens to ruin Godwin's plan to save his father.