In the ninth year of the war, a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon changes everyone's fate. The story of Achilles and Patroclus's friendship, the duel with Hector, and a brave plea that softened the hardest of hearts.

A mysterious young man arrives at Camelot and asks only for food and shelter for a year. Working in the kitchen, he keeps a secret — and waits, patiently, for the moment to show who he really is.

On New Year's Eve, a knight who is green from head to toe rides into Camelot's hall and proposes a strange, dangerous game. Sir Gawain accepts, and discovers that honor and truth are tested when no one is watching.

Arthur marries Guinevere and receives an enormous, perfectly round table, where there is no head seat and every place is equal. There the brotherhood of the Knights of the Round Table is born, sworn to protect the weak and defend justice.