A 17th Century King, lost in a foreign village, breaks into a cathedral and holds a Priest hostage as he awaits his death by a cavalry of villagers who have mistaken him for a local madman.
Fleeing a cavalry in pursuit, medieval King John V takes shelter in a cathedral where he meets a solitary priest. The group chasing him believe the King to be a madman, and he coerces the priest to scribe his farewell address before he is to meet his end. The story unfolds in this village where no one recognizes the King.—Daniel Cooper