The proud daughter of Pharaoh Anhurimose of Keshta, Qalhata has inherited from godly ancestors the power of divination, allowing her to see people's deepest secrets and see across thousands of miles. The domineering High Priest Baerna seeks her hand in marriage, but Qalhata finds the prospect so disgusting that she flees into the desert only to be captured by the barbarous Uzosi tribe. Anhurimose sends some Norvolk warriors from the far north to rescue her, but she doesn't want to return to the High Priest's clutches...
