Heavy snow falls over a forest of men, struck down in a bloody battle between noble brothers. The young victor, wounded and near death, is discovered by one of his own nameless soldiers and carried to safety - an isolated cabin on a lonely mountain. This small comfortable peasants' home becomes a refuge for the unlikely pair as winter closes in around them.

As their snowbound days and nights pass, the noble recovers and begins to learn that he and this lowly soldier share a forgotten past. Despite their disparity in social status, the two trapped men find themselves inexorably drawn to each other by a force far stronger than the laws of man or nature. Soon they become torn between a sense of duty and a desire to stay frozen in time.