Abandoned as an infant at Pony's Home orphanage, Candace "Candy" White matured into a lively and spirited girl. However, she was distressed when Annie, her best friend of six years, was finally adopted by a wealthy family. While weeping on the hill near the orphanage, the young girl encountered a boy dressed in Scottish attire who played the bagpipes to soothe her. Because he did not disclose his name, she nicknamed him the "Prince of the Hill." Six years later, at age 12, Candy was taken in as a companion to Eliza and Neil Leagen, siblings who treated her abysmally. In her new residence, she met Anthony Brown, a boy who appeared to resemble the princely figure she had once met. Perhaps reunited, Candy now finds herself at the beginning of a journey she will never forget.