In 1381 England, a hunting dog recounts what happens to his beloved master Rufus and his family when they are arrested on suspicion of being part of the peasants' rebellion led by Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball.
In tenth-century Norway, sixteen-year-old Ran is rescued from certain death by the blind musician, Toki, and, after becoming his wife, travels with him to Iceland where they attempt to start a new life far from the enemies that pursue them.
