Two women survive a shipwreck carrying a precious burden; a priceless relic sewn by Guinevere for King Arthur that has been lost for seven hundred years. They must find a safe place to hide it before it falls into the wrong hands.

Former crusader turned bone-pedlar, Richard Straccan, is up to his neck in trouble. The woman he loves is in mortal danger but he cannot go to her, nor can he abandon the stranger found unconscious in the street. He has lost his memory so how can he defend himself against the charge of murder at a trial in which the only other witness is the corpse?

Then there is the King, whose demands will lead Straccan into still greater peril. Tracking down the relic seems hopeless; the trail is long cold, there is opposition at every turn and hard on his heels is the brutal Breos, whose deadly secret Straccan accidentally stumbles upon...