Fearing that some evil is afoot, Giraud turns to the only other man in town who knows about the hidden world around them - Jehan.īefore long, they are embroiled in a quest involving brigands, witches and noble fey, while their friendship and attraction gradually shifts into something deeper. Their adoptive son Giraud is everybody’s dashing darling, who behind his sooty smile and swashbuckling manners has buried a painful connection to the supernatural himself. Which works well enough until a suspicious string of bad luck befalls the village smith and his wife. It is a corner of France teeming with spirits, dryads and nymphs, and like everywhere else, witches are burned at the stake.īorn with the second sight, young fisherman Jehan wants nothing but to keep his head down, work hard, and stay out of trouble. 17th century Perigord is a county of sun-drenched villages and dark forests, languid rivers and moonlit lakes.
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