Description:

His friends are few, and his enemies are close behind... Washed up on a foreign shore, Tristan is lucky to be alive. Now he must continue across Europe on his mission: to save the Holy Grail. With crack shot Robard Hode, and lethal assassin Maryam, Tristan heads for Scotland. But on the way the friends are drawn into a deadly conflict between a band of Cathar heretics and the King of France, who is determined to wipe them out for good. When he chooses to help defend the Cathars, Tristan puts not only his own, but his friends' lives in mortal danger. Flung into gaol, he fears his quest could end in disaster. Will the Grail fall into the hands of his most powerful enemy...?