After breaking with his family Brendan joins a troop of desertwarriors. Under Bey's leadership he has to cope not only with theimminent dangers of the trip. As soon as he reaches the foreignmedina he has to adapt to the customs of a community who callthemselves the Imajeren, the Free People.Brendan finds himself not only faced with a confusing mix ofreactions to his presence. There's still a problem to be solved,back at the Traders' place. And Bey?...