It is the second half of the 12th century, and in France the nobility are universally obsessed with gallantry, knights, troubadours and courtly love. A knight troubadour falls in love with the daughter of a jongleur (poet), and the story explores the consequences to them and to the world around them as France goes to war with the Cathars and the nobility ride south to demonstrate their honou\r and courage in the Crusades. Rich in romance, treachery and violence. A vividly-written exploration of love, blind faith and pretense, and the extremes to which some people will go in response to the pressures and ideals of the society they live in.