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The wife of a military commander waits for his return as reports of his campaign become increasingly troubling. A young woman brought from the war zone reveals how public violence and private desire have become entangled.
The Crowd demands the extermination of the rats, and the Minister bargains with a mysterious Stranger to charm them away. After the Minister is re-elected, he refuses to pay, claiming the rats left freely. The Stranger departs, and the townspeople discover their children are missing; they are said to be inside the Little Hill.
King Edward’s devotion to Gaveston draws Mortimer’s opposition as the realm suffers. Isabel joins Mortimer’s campaign; after Gaveston’s death, the King is imprisoned and forced to abdicate, while his son takes the throne, rejects Isabel, and orders Mortimer’s death.
The Protector commissions the Boy, an artist, to create an illuminated book celebrating his family. Agnès, the Protector’s wife, visits the Boy and becomes his lover. The Boy lies to the Protector to protect her, then writes an account of their affair into the manuscript. The Protector murders the Boy and forces Agnès to eat his heart. When he attempts to reassert control, Agnès jumps from a balcony and dies.
The wife of a military commander waits for his return as reports of his campaign become increasingly troubling. A young woman brought from the war zone reveals how public violence and private desire have become entangled.
The Crowd demands the extermination of the rats, and the Minister bargains with a mysterious Stranger to charm them away. After the Minister is re-elected, he refuses to pay, claiming the rats left freely. The Stranger departs, and the townspeople discover their children are missing; they are said to be inside the Little Hill.
King Edward’s devotion to Gaveston draws Mortimer’s opposition as the realm suffers. Isabel joins Mortimer’s campaign; after Gaveston’s death, the King is imprisoned and forced to abdicate, while his son takes the throne, rejects Isabel, and orders Mortimer’s death.
The Protector commissions the Boy, an artist, to create an illuminated book celebrating his family. Agnès, the Protector’s wife, visits the Boy and becomes his lover. The Boy lies to the Protector to protect her, then writes an account of their affair into the manuscript. The Protector murders the Boy and forces Agnès to eat his heart. When he attempts to reassert control, Agnès jumps from a balcony and dies.