Galicia, 1075 A.D. A Saracen attack ravages Catoira. Gonzalo manages to save his brother Esteban but can not prevent the murder of his mother and the kidnapping of his brother Pedro by Muslim warriors.

Diego Peláez continues scheming so García gets to the throne. In order to do this, he needs Guillermo de Normandía's alliance, which will be forged through his daughter Adela, who arrives in Compostela. She is the weapon that Peláez needs.

Alfonso VI's army arrives at the gates of Compostela ready to devastate the city and put an end to Peláez's betrayal. Gonzalo, hidden in the forest with what remains of the guard, gets two days to be given so he can stop the bishop.

After the rebellion of Bishop Peláez, the city of Compostela is in misery: there is hardly any grain in the city, the works of the Cathedral have stopped, the stonemasons are leaving. The situation is unsustainable.

After 5 years locked in Castillo de Luna, Animal and Gonzalo are released by Constanza and transferred to the court of Alfonso VI in Toledo. There, the queen offers them freedom in exchange for protecting her daughter Urraca and her fiancé.

Gonzalo's life, after finding out Elvira's death and his brother's disappearance, loses all its sense. Depressed, he finds comfort in Zaida, Alfonso VI's young Muslim lover.