Eleven-year-old Forrest Harper helps his father tend the ravens and guard prisoners at the Tower of London. When a Scottish Rebel's daughter is left in their care, the two of them become friends. Then she is sentenced to death. Forrest hastwo choices: commit treason and help her escape, or obey the law and allow her to be executed. A riveting historic adventure that challenges the boundaries of heroism and morality in a time of war.