Believed to be dead by his friends and family, Hamo Serbon now finds himself a slave in the hands of his enemies. Surrounded by cruelty and suffering, it is a single act of kindness that gives Hamo hope in a place where there is none. If only hope were enough.Far from the war and all its horrors, Aldrid Serbon spends his days filling his pockets with coins swiped from the people he shares a town with. A chance encounter with an old family friend lands him in front of the magistrate and earns him a sentence he never believed possible.