The first of three graphic novels presenting a complete and independent story. Volume 1 begins in the luxurious and idle court of the King of France. Light-hearted gallantry and love affairs thrive in luxurious paths of the park. Little by little, though, strange anomalies and anachronisms appear, such as at a public ceremony where a dying old man literally passes on the torch of the life to a newborn child Are the inhabitants of the castle free to go out of it? Who are the Robert, these mysterious servants all identical, so effective as discreet? For Nicolas de Barberon and Mahaut de Rosny, two loving young people, a precarious quest is going to begin which will drive them to discover the incredible truth!