Mute girl Persistence, from a separated neighborhood in rural England in 1555, has problem with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failing of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stating that all 'gypsies' should leave England promptly as well as any person found helping them could be performed. For a charge, David accepts assist an Egyptian household who should remain a month on their land up until a ship pertains to take them away. But when Perseverance pursues an event with among the outsiders, she is propelled right into a terrible and also savage mental battle with David.