Dröh, the son of Oösram, has traveled the world to learn the profession of weapons, in the hope of freeing the Errants from the dominant orders. But when he returns home, seven years later, no one wants to hear about revolution. Blood has sank too much. He then commits himself to the construction of a road through the land of the Winds. The work is advancing but the hostility of the Orc tribes is growing...