With the main character being Isavella or Izambo of the Villehardouins - a historical figure - and the central event being the capture of the Frankish castle of Kalamata in 1923 by Greek and Slavic peasants, set against the tumultuous historical backdrop of the Frankish rule, Angelos Terzakis composes a chronicle of heroism and love.

It is the time of troubadours, crusaders, pirates, and knights, and it marks the first awakening of the soul of the new Hellenism in the 13th century.