After losing his spaniel and minstrel father, Adam embarks on a series of escapades throughout medieval England.

They return to their home at the monastery and go to the roadside to find Roger is coming back from his long journey as a knight's minstrel.

In the morning, following a night of feasting and partying, Roger tells Adam he lost his warhorse, Bayard, in a bet with another minstrel named Jankin.

[5] The Saturday Review cited "adventures on the great high-roads and in the big country fairs and market towns", adding that the "swiftly-paced story makes history...

Children's literature expert May Hill Arbuthnot calls the author "a careful historian... her tales have all the authentic minutiae of everyday life long ago".

[8] Children's Literature journal called the book "engaging and beautifully written", saying that "although over sixty years old, Gray's story... remains one that today's reader can relate to".