Bittie MacLeod is filled with dreams of long-forgotten centuries when chivalry was the order of the day and brave knights galloped out to fight the forces of evil.

Though very young, it is this dream of adventure that compels him to join the human rebellion against the Psychlos in Scotland.

When he meets Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, he immediately idolizes the man—deeming him a knight—and so dedicates himself to assisting Jonnie as his squire.