A writer returning from a hunt finds a dying beggar in a ramshackle hut. The beggar tells the story of his life. Based on story by Ilia Chavchavadze.

Prince Abesalom runs into an orphaned Eteri while hunting, falls for her and brings the woman to his palace as his fiancé. The Prince’s aid Murman loses his self-control at Eteri’s beauty and gives her a spelled necklace as a wedding gift. Eteri contracts a mysterious disease that only Murman is capable to heal.