Rory Blas goes to New Orleans to open the Garden District house his wife, Tess, inherited from her grandmother, Emma Darling. A series of strange events and dreams launch him on a journey to find evidence linking King Arthur and his knights to foreshadow the Second Coming of Christ. Emma’s will brings an eclectic group together to carry out her mandate for the Thistle Society. College friends who have gone separate ways, a soothsayer, and a neighbor pledge to partake in a cause greater than themselves. Arthurian artifacts in Emma’s keeping are sent to Rome to be housed in the Vatican by the Thistle Foundation. Rory’s quest takes him to Rome, Wales, and the Holy Land. The themes of the story are renewal of faith and forgiveness.