In this prequel story to A Song of Ice and Fire, night falls over the life on one noble knight and brings the dawn of his squire's knighthood. Dubbing himself "Ser Duncan the Tall", The Hedge Knight sets forth to the tourney at Ashford Meadow in search of fame and glory and the honor of upholding his oath as a knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Unfortunately for him, the world isn't ready for a knight who keeps his oaths, and his chivalrous methods could be the very cause of his demise.