During the French Revolution, a conflicted clergy member defies the church to help revolutionaries escape, only to face a crisis of conscience when they discover the true nature of those they've aided.
A member of the clergy who struggles with their faith and morality as they witness the suffering and injustices of the revolution, torn between their duty to the church and their desire to help those in need.
The protagonist is faced with a choice to either follow the orders of the church and condemn a group of revolutionaries to death, or to defy the church and help them escape, leading to a personal crisis and inner turmoil.
The protagonist ultimately chooses to defy the church and help the revolutionaries escape, leading to their own personal crisis and inner turmoil. They come to terms with their own beliefs and find a new sense of purpose in standing up for what they believe is right, despite the consequences. The novel ends with the protagonist finding peace within themselves, knowing they have made the right choice.
Twist: The revolutionaries the protagonist helps escape turn out to be more radical and violent than they initially believed, leading to a crisis of conscience as they question if they made the right choice.