Balsa, a cynical female warrior, has sworn to protect young prince Chagum from royal assassins known as the Hunters. Balsa and Chagum have found refuge in a remote peasant village. News from the royal palace forces Chagum to choose between his old life and his new one. When a band of Hunters arrives with orders to burn the village down, Balsa must choose between saving lives and escaping with Chagum.