Benedikte Lind is one of the chosen of the Ice People. Alongside the student Sander Brink and a small group of companions, she must unravel a dangerous riddle involving a haunted house and the mysterious discovery of a dead body. Amid the sinister atmosphere, Benedikte falls completely in love with Sander. It is a hopeless passion, for Sander could have any woman he desires, and Benedikte knows she is seen as both plain and dull.