Setduringtheinsurgencyof1863,thestoryfocusesonatragicromancebetweenapoorgentlewomanandarebelnoble.Afterabloodybattleaunitofinsurgentshavebeenwipedoutandonlyonesurvived,butbadlywounded.Heeventuallyfindsshelterandcarefromalandsteward'sdaughter,hidinginaburned-outmanorwithanoldservant