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It is the year of Our Lord 1203. Nine pilgrims set forth from their home on the Welsh borders on a journey to Jerusalem. One of them is Gatty, a village-girl with a singing voice so beautiful it would make your soul ache. Her dream is to follow her childhood friend, Arthur, to the Promised Land. Lady Gwyneth is the kind, gentle pilgrim with a burden to confess. Snout is the cook whose desperate hope is that a miracle in Jerusalem will release him from his disfigurement. Nakin is the crafty merchant, Austin is the devout priest and man of letters, Everard is the cathedral choir master. Emrys is the blacksmith and Tilda, who can't be left behind, is his complaining wife. Nest is the precocious lady's maid. One of them won't make it back.