Olyonka Golitsyna is a fourteen-year-old princess. Her beloved lieutenant Minenkov dies. She is expecting a child, but the pain of loss makes her give up the girl. Meanwhile, in the Pskov province, Varvara Bradford, the priest’s wife, dreams of children. In moments of desperation, she learns about the abandoned girl and takes her home to raise her in love. Years pass, and one day at a ball she accidentally meets a stranger, Floriana—very much like her daughter. Varvara’s quiet life ends here. It becomes important for her to find out who this woman is and whether she poses a threat to her daughter.