It has been over a year since Jack and his sister Jule were abducted by pirates from their home island of Barros. Jack had been brought to Indo Island to be trained as a knight with other abducted boys. The expectation was, after a few years of training, they would all be shipped north to fight in the great war between the two large kingdoms of Bandellon and Taradoon.
After several months of rigorous training to become knights, all under the watchful eyes and supervision of Lord Subus and the Masters, Jack and a small group of friends decided to escape their captivity. Bri, the daughter of Lord Subus, discovered the boys plan. Facing an arranged marriage her father was forcing her into that she wanted no part of, Bri decided to join the boys and help them with their escape.
Jule had been forced to remain on board the pirate ship when her brother Jack was dropped off on Indo Island. She was being sent to the Kingdom of Bandellon with several other abducted girls, all of them to be sold on the auction block with nothing to look forward to but a life of misery and servitude.
While aboard the pirate ship, Jule and the other kidnapped girls spent their days locked up in a cage or up on deck scrubbing and cleaning under the watchful eyes of Captain Hammerjaw. It would prove to be a journey none of them anticipated.