For hundreds of years the fords of the Isen have been fought over because they are the gateway to the kingdom of Rohan. Only here can large armies cross the river.

The story follows a young lord of the Rohirrim. When the Fords of Isen are attacked, he is drafted along with hundreds of other inhabitants of the Riddermark. Soon after his arrival, the enemy attacks with all his might. Seriously injured, the young lord survives. The last bastion of Rohan has fallen and the enemy prepares to storm the unsuspecting inhabitants. Against time and closely followed, the protagonist tries to warn his countrymen.