Once, he was known as the Chilly Ax of the North. Mind piled at his foot, and he was feared by all in the battlefield.

But his people lost the war .

Now, Rothan can be a prisoner. He is forced to combat like a gladiator for the entertainment of his hated Imperial foes. Five years of the humiliating captivity, and he offers almost completed his sentence. Simply three more days and he is free.

However, here in this wretched Imperial Town, he offers come to love one thing: the desertland concubine, Bellabel. He must find a way to earn her freedom, to take her with him to the North. She should be his.

Therefore, he enters right into a bargain using the Ringmaster of the City, a bargain for her independence, a good deal which will catapult him into a a lot more twisted destiny than he ever imagined.

Contains mature themes.