Plundered and ruined villages, burnt fields, plagues and savage mercenaries. This was Germany in 1639, victim of a war whose cause had been forgotten—one of the most brutal wars in history.
But one valley of hope remained—inaccessible, preserved by the cunning of its peasant leader. Into this valley stumbles Vogel, a ravaged drifter with one aim—to survive.
He is followed by a coldly professional Captain and his rampaging troops. Caught between the mutual hatred of peasants and soldiers—in a valley poised on the brink of atrocities—Vogel must act as a buffer between the two... or die.
An uneasy peace descends, menaced by greed, treachery, assassination—and the passions of the beautiful Inge.