Virgil, an 18-year-old orphan, is willing todo anything to defend his
king.During his firstbattle he meets Berk, a mysterious warrior who will
ultimatelysave his life.Together they fight in an ambush led by the
king's enemy.As a reward, the king inducts thevictors into the Order of
the Ivie, to which Virgil's father, murdered by his own best friend,
once belonged. Young Virgil asks Berk to let him be his assistant, but
what dark secret does Berk hide?"