Five strangers Five secrets No refuge No turning back In the aftermath of 1066 a Norman army marches through the North of England burning killing & laying waste to everything in its path The Harrowing has begun As towns & villages fall to the invaders five travellers fleeing the slaughter are forced to band together for survival Refugees in their own country they journey through the wasteland hoping to find sanctuary with the last stand of the Saxon rebellion But are they fleeing the Normans or their own troubles? Priest Lady Servant Warrior Minstrel each has their own story; each their own sin As enemies past & present close in their prior deeds catch up with them & they discover there is no sanctuary from fate