On a background of nations expanding and contracting, Davour, his two friends Jaroche and Trieme, are thrust out of the obscurity of a small northern town due to decisions made on a misunderstood ill-conceived prophecy. They journey down vastly different paths as they grown into men. Davour is cruelly thrown to the mercy of the Dome, the mysterious power that supports Erutan against its enemy nations. Trieme is sold into slavery to a pirate ship...