And With Him Resteth Lancelot of the Lake

"I want to look at you for as long as I can. I wish to stay with you like this and speak with you, even if you have nothing but contempt for me."

The tides of war may tie together enemies to allies or break friends into foes. In an era where the interests of those in power often clash, it is not unthinkable for people who once fought side by side to fall on opposite ends of the warring factions.

Having finally succeeded his late father as the Lord of Rattay and Polna, Hans Capon of Pirkstein has lived through the years to witness the arrival and departure of many around him. Some enemies now fight with him for the same cause; some friends hold their swords against him when their principles no longer align.

Among those who left his side to be with the opposition...was Henry Kobyla, once his best friend and faithful squire.

In the year 1419, Hans, now among the leaders of his faction, leads an army to war, only to find his life nearly claimed by the ruthless battlefield. He wakes that night, however, to find someone already saving him from harm and taking him away from death's door.

That someone is none other than Henry, who is supposed to be fighting for the other side.