For five thousand years, Belowyn, the Guardian of Enlightenment, searched the known world seeking a soul pure of heart to set on a noble quest. This untainted soul will thwart evil and bring salvation to mankind. Out of the darkness, she heard the desperate cries of a lonely six-year-old child. After determining her worth, Belowyn sets the child's feet on the path of a holy quest. But first, she must seek Belowyn's talisman, and train for war. The Earle of Greystone sent Kira Alexi (his unwanted daughter) to a convent for reeducation. Yet, before she reached it, her escorts sold her into slavery. Desperate to escape the cruelty of her new masters, Alexi escapes by posing as a boy. Yet ran into the arms of a slaver and shipped 5,000 miles away to a slave market in the land of Orientalis. In order to survive the harsh way of life in this foreign country, Alexi must continue to pose as a boy, and being mute makes life even more challenging. Purchased by an infamous warlord to settle a bet, Alexi learns the skills needed to fight in a tournament. There she must excel since her only hope for freedom is to catch the eye of a noble knight seeking a squire. Aided by a magic ring and a blessed mule as a companion, Alexi begins her journey to restore balance to a doomed world while avoiding an evil entity that means to destroy her.