Winter 1361 After two decades of conflict Edward III has finally agreed a treaty with the captive French King John II In return for his freedom John has ceeded vast tracts of territory to the English But for five long years mercenary bands & belligerent lords have fought over the carcass of his kingdom They will not give up their hard-won spoils to honour a defeated king's promises If the English want their prize they'll have to fight for it Thomas Blackstone will have to fight for it As he battles to enforce Edward's claim Thomas Blackstone will see his name blackened his men slaughtered his family hunted He will be betrayed & once again he'll face the might of the French army on the field But this time there will be no English army at his back He'll face the French alone