Close to the mercenary stronghold of Hagar lies Masal, the village of the bear riders, a tribe that has been causing problems for the Timeidan conquest efforts by taking over the slave trade and stopping the mercenaries from reaching the north. Having failed to beat the masalians, Salena Zomeg, a candidate for the council of Hagar takes the mission for her initiation. Taking her 3 more capable companions she plans to succeed where other higher ranking people have failed, to prove herself that she is capable of taking her place among the elite of Hagar and that she may one day be able to fill the throne as queen of the Timeidans