The god must be appeased, and through her sacrificial blood, all in their land may be healed. Dressed in nothing but a ceremonial girdle made of string, Analeita leads the procession which will end in the sacred stones. Bringing her people to the sacrificial altar, Analeita finds the thought of death unappealing, though necessary. Yet at that moment she would give anything to not be the Chosen One. Her silent prayers are answered in a way she never imagined.
Salvation comes in the form of an invading army which happens upon the religious procession.
The soldier Namhotek finds more than gold standing on the open plain. The chosen beauty of her tribe, Analeita holds more worth for him than a ship of gold. Bound and taken hostage in the middle of the ensuing battle, he hopes to keep her virgin state intact until she can be delivered over to Namotek's Egyptian king. His royal highness enjoys beautiful women, and Analeita's ethereal looks would place her in high prestige in the king's harem. On the way to court though, Namhotek must fight against his own primal urge to deflower his hostage and keep her for himself.