Slavers steal the Valer children, and it�s up to High Priest S�Rak and Captain Jisten to hunt them down and rescue the children. In a country where slavery is legal and slavers as common as fleas on a dog, the children�s hope of rescue before the auction block is slim to none.
S�Rak�s guards, long on the road, arrive in the city at last and immediately spark a battle and a diplomatic incident. Will S�Rak�s sanity, dignity and diplomatic immunity survive?
Bard Tafflynn, also known as S�Tyll, arrives with S�Rak�s personal guard. He is not pleased by the presumption of the Valer captain. S�Rak is, after all, his spouse. Will the bond Jisten shares with Rak prove sufficient to shield him from the irate wrath of the high priest�s husband?