The Country of the Great Grian...The Country, which has been ruled for centuries and centuries by the Clans of those who once inherited the blood of the Twelve Mages - the magicians who laid the foundation of this world. The Country of the Great Grian...The lands of swords and spells, the lands where the “free” Clans and Families use hot irons to burn brands on the bodies of the Dregs - pitiful, powerless slaves. The country of the Great Grayan... The country through which a strange young man with the strange name Nut wanders. A slave who bears no brand. A slave wearing a cloak marked with the crest of the mighty Falcon Clan! A runaway slave who does not remember his past - and does not know WHAT high lot the mysterious future has in store for him...