Fiction. The mysteries of an ancient Clans' pact deepen beneath the horrors of WWI as Irish rebels march toward revolution. Irish patriots strive for entente with Germany, led by Sir Roger Casement in that country, to support the Irish revolution starting with 1916 Easter Rising. Irish republican Tadgh McCarthy and his companion Morgan fight for life, love, freedom and moral truth in the trenches of Belgium. Irish Canadian Collin O'Donnell agonizes over whether his sister Claire is in peril or even still alive in Ireland, while struggling to honor his marriage vows to Kathy in North America.