it's the 1400's. Isabelle is going through a very hard time at the moment, where the Plague is killing off half of the world's population. Iasabelle soon finds a boy named William in all the chaos, and it's like love at first sight. unexpectantly William is diagnosed with the Plague and Isabelle watches him suffer for what seems like forever. poor Isabelle risks getting the Plague herself everytime she is near William, the love of her life. she hates seeing him no longer full of life, dying even. her own father eventually forbids Isabelle from seeing William. in her dreams isabelle is tormented by images of william crying out to her in agony!