[2] Set in a castle in France during the Hundred Years' War, it recounts the sufferings of Béatrice at the hands of her brutal father.

Catching her in bed with a man, François stabs the lover to death and retreats to the tower, where he waits for his father's return.

Years later, he goes off with his son Arnaud to fight and leaves his young daughter Béatrice to guard the castle.

Though Béatrice has to submit her body to her father, nothing will change her mind : she casts spells, and pays a witch to wish death on her ravisher.

On returning to the castle, Béatrice finds that in addition to losing her brother her pet birds have been killed.