Will & Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as the captives of the fearsome Skandian wolfship captain, Erak. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, & he will do anything to keep his promise
- even defy his King.
Expelled from the Rangers, Halt is joined by Horace as he travels through Gallica towards Skandia. On their way they are constantly challenged by freelance knights
- otherwise known as thieving thugs. Horace knows a thing or two about combat, though, & he soon begins to attract the attention of knights & warlords for miles around with his uncanny skill. But will they be in time to rescue Will from a life of slavery?