When Doug Houser, a newly knighted Soldier of the Order, is is assigned to work with Malak and Bierce, two powerful Paladins, he can't believe his luck. When Malak and Bierce receive their assigned Soldier, Doug Houser; Malak, currently the most powerful Paladin in the Order, known as "The Red Death," is scornful, not wanting a weak link to slow the pair down. Bierce, on the other hand, is eager to have an apprentice to train under her wing, and to teach him about the Bandits that roam their world.