A homeless boy. A hunted girl.
Cairo, 1917. In a city plagued by poverty and war, ten-year-old Faisal begs and steals to survive, hiding at night from the things that prowl after dark. The nimblest and most clever of the street boys, he's terrified of the unseen spirits he's convinced haunt the ancient city.
But when he discovers a girl his age left homeless by a terrible tragedy, Faisal decides to do what no one ever did for him-help...