Apesar de ser considerado um herói pelos alemães, sendo reconhecido pelos seus esforços na Primeira Guerra Mundial, Manfred von Richthofen fica dividido entre seu desgosto pela guerra e a responsabilidade com seus homens.
Tomas, a 14-year-old boy lives beneath the castle of the powerful Lord Balador. The boy is able to communicate with animals, and he tries to obtain the royal falcon – a symbol of freedom and faith. He also falls in love with Balador's daughter Formina, a girl who is to be married off against her will.
