With his regal master on his back, Duke is ready to charge down the enemy and bring peace back to the kingdom, not least due to his yearning for his cosy life with Edmar, the Master of the Stable.
But the ageing monarch's war against the Prince of Scorland is ill-fated from the beginning, and Duke's journey into the heart of enemy territory becomes desperate. Will the King drag his entire army into an unstoppable downward spiral of bad luck and bloodshed?