Alys joins a nunnery to escape poverty and life as an outcast on the moor with her foster mother, Morach, the local wise woman. When Henry VIII's men destroy her sanctuary, Alys is forced back into the world and summoned...Alys joins a nunnery to escape poverty and life as an outcast on the moor with her foster mother, Morach, the local wise woman. When Henry VIII's men destroy her sanctuary, Alys is forced back into the world and summoned to the castle as the old lord's scribe.