A young man decides to honour his dead father by burying the bones of both sides still lying on the site of a far-off border battle. A princess rewards him, or signs his death warrant, with a gift of two hundred and fifty supremely prized and valuable horses. Then someone tries to kill him. What follows is the usual Kayian exploration of moments and choices that sometimes makes history or sometimes sends an insignificant life in a different direction. As usual, a beautifully orchestrated drama.