1620 Denmark and the King’s proclamations are set to reach the small village of Køge. The energy of the realm charges three women to protect an ancient secret that they stumble upon in the middle of the forest. As the well calls to them, the women encounter another call to a long-forgotten, buried desire that they had abandoned. As they work to uncover the truth, they seek out comfort together in the arms of an unlikely creature. Will they survive the King’s Bishop and the royal court? Will their new companion keep their secret under the veil of the shadows?