No one inspires as much fear in the monks of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing as Answelica the goat. Imagine the reaction of Brother Edik when he enters the stable and sees a girl curled up with the demonic animal! The girl does not know where she comes from or if she has family. She only remembers her name: Beatryce. The king's soldiers know who she is and are determined to find her at any cost!