Returning to the city of Al-Far, Ellana quickly discovered that many things had changed during her absence. Her companions were martyred by robbers. Uprooted by the death of her best friend Nahis, Ellana decided to go live alone. The young woman then escaped in search of freedom and, kneading with questioning, met a man with strange sayings. He suggested that she accompany her on a separate path, a mystical and human path that promised to lead her beyond her: the Way of the Marchombres, the way of Liberty.