Clarence and her younger sister Amy are princesses, but travel throughout Britain, from town to town, as two fugitives. They survive by selling ointments and hoping someday to return to the small kingdom in the Pyrenees where the revolution ended their life fairytale. Over time, the two girls have learned to defend themselves from starvation as well as the unwanted attentions of men. Clarice meets Robert MacKenzie, Earl Hepburn. In her eyes, the princess recognized the promise of a love for which had no preparation during her childhood in the Palace ... but also the suspicion that, that quiet and handsome man has in mind an unspeakable plan for her.