Britain is divided as war between the feudal Celtic lords of Scotland and the noblemen of England grips the northlands. Along the border between the two warring factions lies Bayloroch, an estate owned by Darach Murtaugh, a minor Scottish noble sworn to Alexander, King of Scots. Faced with the growing conflict, Lord Murtaugh must now determine where his loyalties lie: with his own king and his Scottish pride, or with the ever-tempting offers of protection and safety for him and his family as a subject of the English King Harold. Will Darach accept the English King as his sovereign, or remain loyal and true to the Red Lion of Scotland?