The knight Bragon continues his journey at the heart of the broken lands of the March and confronts the sect of the Order of the Sign, more and more threatening. But Bragon, secluded since the death of Mara's father, can count on the help of Bulrog whom he trained in arms, in the same way that he was formed in battle by Le Rige La Conque de Ramor, protected by the inhabitants of the city of Gris-Grelets, is threatened, becoming an object of covetousness and an issue for each camp, especially for the sect of the Order of the Sign. In order to have the free field, she must first get rid of Bragon and then appeals to the tribe of the Meridines, of which Kryll, a young virgin woman, is part. The women of this tribe have indeed a terrible power, that of creating a deadly substance which is insinuated in the body of their first lover...