The year is 1307. A stranger arrives at a remote cottage in the Galloway hills which belongs to the 'Widow of Craigencallie' and her three sons. The stranger sets the brothers a challenge which will change their lives forever. Scorned by his older brothers William and Ian, Thomas Murdoch, a young shepherd, rises to the challenge, heartened by his dream to serve King Robert Bruce.He joins Bruce s army, who are victorious at the Battle of Glentrool, but this is followed by personal heartbreak, which leads him to a new path at Whithorn Priory, where he trains as a novice. However, his tranquil life is disturbed by the arrival of Ian, who bears grim news of William. Despite their differences, they begin a journey of revenge which leads to the Battle of Bannockburn. But will Thomas be able to manoeuvre his way through the politics of fourteenth-century Scotland to achieve his dreams? Or will he have to decide where his loyalties lie?A tale of ambition, loyalty, rivalry and treachery.