Forced to escape his life of debt and debauchery, Bretonnian nobleman Florin d'Artaud tricks his way onto a flotilla headed to the fabled lands of Lustria. Posing as a veteran military commander, Florin's immediate concerns are to get his troops under control and survive the long, dangerous sea voyage. Once they arrive in Lustria steam jungles, the mercenaries find far more than they bargained for and a simple treasure hunt turns into a sinister expedition for forgotten lore. But the ancient guardians of the jungle will not let their secrets be plundered so freely...

Florin and Lorenzo, finding their treasure depleted, decide to venture into the dangerous wilderness beyond the Empire to search for a savage girl - who might be Katerina Hansebourg, believed long dead when her father's merchant caravan was attacked twelve years earlier...

With the help of the adventurous rogue Florin d'Artaud and his double-dealing companion, Lorenzo, the wild woman Katarina prowls the streets of the port city of Bordeleaux as she sets out to seek revenge on those who had murdered her husband. Original.