Adam discovers a secret, there was not one baby prince, but two. Zephyr, Prince of the Wind, and Zenith, Prince of the Sun. Adam's search for Zenith, a twin four times his own age, takes him over the Plains of the Dead to the outer reaches of Karazan and beyond. It is among the savage nomadic gladiators of the far north that Adam at last nears the end of his quest. Here, he is trained and becomes a virtual gladiator. The quest for his lost brother is a trial by fire for Adam, testing his mettle as a prince and a man on the soil of his new kingdom.