The sacred cat of Bubastes has been accidentally slain; now the young Chebron must pay for his own life with his life, as this is the law of the Pagans in Egypt, 1250 BC. Chebron, the son of a high Egyptian priest, flees for his life taking his sister Mysa, one of Amuba's household slaves, and several companions with him. They escape through closely guarded Egyptian exits only to find themselves in unfamiliar and dangerous lands inhabited by a very...