A young mother, Morgause, finds herself reunited with the newborn baby that was seized from her. As young Mordred faces the tribulations of growing up in world he doesn't seem to belong in, the magic of a witch gives him hope.
King Arthur balances the realization that he has a son with the tumultuous times England and the round table are facing, all while the Orkney brothers gallivant through the countryside pretending to be knights.
Having spent two years in King Arthur's court, Mordred and his brothers take part in Camelot's annual boar hunt, in which they all come to uncomfortable revelations.
After discovering the true circumstances of his birth, Mordred renounces the round table and lives as a vagabond for four years. Until a strange old man makes him realize the the true power he could seize.
After being forced to see the execution of Guenevere through for her treasonous affair, King Arthur must leave Camelot to stage an invasion against France, all while Mordred spirals further into a dark pit of hatred and ambition.