The events of the novel take place during the Hundred Years' War (XV century) and cover Europe and the Maghreb countries. The main characters de Gautier and Alexandra Bayard were destined to meet by chance in the harem of a wealthy Algerian merchant, where Lucien ends up disguised as a eunuch. A series of varied adventures leads them to the final goal of a long and difficult journey - England. Here they find themselves in the thick of events - internecine conflicts and palace intrigues.

Chases and kidnappings, love and hate, slave markets and knightly tournaments, the exotic life of the North African Mediterranean - the reader will find all this on the pages of this book.< /p>