The year is 762 AD, the start of Anglo-Saxon dominance in England. The land is a wild west of medieval massacres and politics, with Germanic tribes forming new, small Kingdoms and Celtics and Britons defending their established ones. This time is known as the early years of the Heptarchy; the emergence of the seven Kingdoms of England.
In amongst that is Alwin, an orphan of unknown ancestry, trained in the woods by a former Roman General. His path in his world is uncertain, yet he will do anything to survive. Even if that means working with those whom he hates and betraying those he trusts most...