Alyx Blackett

Alyx Blackett is a twenty-year-old woman with a wonderful gift for music. She lives in a small village in the south of England in the year 1502. Since a young age, Alyx has played a variety of musical instruments. Her voice is so beautiful that many people think it must be a gift sent from God. Because of her talents, many people in the village hold Alyx on a pedestal. They never get to know her, but instead ask her to entertain them, or write music for them. This causes Alyx the inability to connect with others.

Alyx is content with her life being surrounded by music, until she is accosted by a rich nobleman named Pagnell. Pagnell tries to rape Alyx, but she gets away from him. He seeks vengeance on her by killing her father and then burning Alyx's house. He puts a price on Alyx's...