13th century France: One holds a secret. One will murder to claim it. The last will discover his sacred destiny.1290, France, Renier de Beynac, the Papal Inquisitor ruthlessly hunts down heretics and a legend. India Serras, is the last and protects a treasure so precious that Renier will stop at nothing to obtain it. Jourdain LeTardif, a merchant wounded in the dark streets of Carcassonne, collapses at India's doorstep. Against all odds, she realizes who he really is, the untold circumstances of his birth and the events that will ultimately change both their lives.