In July 1209 in Carcassonne a young girl, Alais, is given a book said to contain the secret of the true Grail. Alais knows that her destiny lies in protecting the secret of the layrinth, even though she cannot understand the strange symbols hidden within the book......In July 2005 Alice Tanner stumbles upon two skeletons during an archaeological dig outside Carcassonne. When Alice steps into the tomb a terrifying sequence of events are set in motion, and these events lead her to realise her destiny is inextricable tied up with the fate of the Cathars 800 years before.