If the ship's sails are black, however, he will know that she no longer loves him. If she can forgive him for betraying her, she must come to France in a ship set with white sails. He is dying, he tells her, and asks for one final sign of their love. Near death from his wounds, Tristan sends one last, desparate letter to Isolde by a trusted servant. Tristan's letters to Isolde are intercepted, and he is told that she has given him up. Mark sends Tristan to France to be healed by Blanche, who makes the most of the opportunity. King Mark has become suspicious of his wife and nephew, and when Tristan is wounded in battle, he sees a chance to separate them for good. Her father objects, but fate favors Blanche. Blanche is of an age to be married, and she has chosen her husband-Tristan of Lyonesse. She is a physician, too, and is called "Blanche Mains," for her white hands and healing touch. King Hoel named his daughtor in honor of Isolde of Ireland, and young Isolde of France has always been determined to outdo her beautiful namesake. Her true love is his nephew, Tristan of Lyonesse, who has never married, remaining faithful only to Isolde.Īcross the sea in France, a young princess who shares Isolde's name enters the story. But while Ireland is her destiny, Isolde is already Queen of Cornwall, trapped in a loveless marriage to its mean-spirited King Mark.
The throne of the Emerald Isle, one of the last strongholds of the goddess, awaits her. In Ireland, her mother, the Queen, lies dying.
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