Thousands of years ago in the Zagros Mountains at the northern edge of the Fertile Crescent, a small village is raided by slavers. The only one to escape is a small boy who flees north. He is overtaken by lions. A passing aircraft of time explorers tries to rescue him but arrive too late to save him. Their plea to go back to save him is rejected by the Agency that controls the time portal. The small band of explorers, Sam Habib, son of a Lebanese...