Elena Trant was brought up in a boarding house at a women’s monastery in one of the German principalities. During a walk in the forest, she lost her way and met a stranger. Elena is sure that she fell in love with him and married him, but everything around her—family and teachers alike—convincingly proves that it is only her fantasies, a subconscious defense against harsh reality. And in truth, she experienced a shock and stayed sick for a long time after being subjected to violence at a city celebration in the Night of the Seventh Moon…