As the Byzantine and German emperors plot war, the future of Venice rests with three unwilling people, including an ex-slave and trained assassin; a spoiled, but grieving noblewoman; and a pauper girl who escapes after being buried alive.
Mitch is a 25-year-old with commitment issues. Leonard is a five-year-old kid with asthma and vision problems, who captivates everyone he meets. Pearl is Leonard's teenage mother, who's trying to hide a violent secret from her past. Life has given Pearl every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force...