Born on the cusp of the Renaissance with a keen wit and a preternatural ability to see into the hearts and minds of others, a kennelmaster's son fortuitously acquires a nobleman's education and soon finds himself Court Jester - and trusted confidante - of his country's monarch. It was the fulfillment of his greatest ambition - until he met the Queen. Confounded by passions beyond his control, the Jester struggles to create a life in the "in-between" space he feels doomed to inhabit. And then his world is torn apart....