1296: King Edward I leads his army to Scotland, determined to conquer the country. But the Scots will not submit to their oppressor and war breaks out. 1311: Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, returns to Scotland and is revisited by the horrors he witnessed there fifteen years ago. An anonymous letter was delivered to the new king, promising information about a fatal incident that could allow England to finally end the war with the Scots. Tasked with finding out the truth about the murder, Corbett is forced to take risks he would rather avoid and put his faith in the words of strangers...