The Subtle Knife

A nameless traveler on a mission of revenge arrives at an ancient city under siege. The role he decides to take on in order to help him carry out that mission - saving a young girl orphaned by the conflict - turns out to have a personal significance that affects him in ways he wasn't expecting. Can he reconcile his desire for peace and stability with the tragic circumstances that set him on this path, and the inexorable realities of war?