Swan maiden Hilde sacrifices her magical wings to seek freedom in the human world, but when her pact with an upstart baron takes her the court of Ludwig II, she struggles to fit in, and only Jewish artist Franz, who has the power to paint souls, can help her escape her newfound prison.
Contains a brief, illustrated, history of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, and his castle, Neuschwanstein, built into the mountains, and includes information on Eighteenth century Germany, how the castle was constructed, and a time line of events.