Elm, an Outlander and a deserter from the army, lives in shame and fear. If the King's men find him, he will surely be executed. His one pleasure is visiting an ancient and forgotten cave temple. There he dreams of better days, and of his landlord's beautiful daughter.Teha, Commander of the Army, owes his position and standing to the order established by the gods. When the King takes a heretical priest as an advisor, everything Teha believes in stands...