It is 1333, and Edward III is at war with Scotland. Newly knighted Sir Harry jumps at a powerful baron's invitation to ride north on a secret mission. A dozen knights attack a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing a feral, half-starved teen barely a year younger than Harry. When Harry shields the Scottish boy from the other knights' cruelty, they force Harry to take him as his squire. At first, it's hopeless. The Scottish boy is surly, violent, and interested only in freedom. But over an uneasy autumn, the boy realizes he can have his victory -- and his revenge -- on tiltyards just as well as battlefields. With the Scottish boy by his side, Harry wins tournament after tournament and becomes a favourite of King Edward. But underneath the pageantry smoulder twin secrets: a growing passion, and the Scottish boy's mysterious heritage. As England once again hurtles towards war, these secrets threaten to consume everything Harry holds dear.