Virgil, an 18-year-old orphan, is willing to do anything to defend his king. During his first battle he meets Berk, a mysterious warrior who will ultimately save his life. Together they fight in an ambush led by the king's enemy. As a reward, the king inducts the victors into the Order of the Ivië, 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?