Added adventure, based on hero Dastan, street rat adopted by the 3-6th Century King, to become "Prince of Persia" from film "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", from video game. Here, Dastan loses his best friend Javed to evil White Huns seeking magic "Torch of Atar" that controls power of light and darkness. Girl Cyra and "Magian" Vindarna assist in search.

Stranger in opulent silk robes, Kazem, sends hungry penniless Persian street rat Dastan on a caravan from Nasaf to Babylon, with a small box, in return for a large sum. Pursuit by royal guards and viper-carrying bullies seeking a reward leave the reliable messenger no choice. After delivery, twice the initial sum is promised, enough to set up the orphan in comfort for life. But the destination has a soldier dead from a dagger in his throat. Again acrobatic Dastan takes to the rooftops, his kingdom, fleeing with a price on his head.

Cyra is the girl who helped Dastan find the magic Torch of Atar in book #0. Dastan is the street rat adopted by the 3-6th Century King of Persia for film "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" based on video game. His acrobatic skills make the rooftops of Nasaf "his kingdom", a necessary skill when the orphan finds himself fleeing with a price on his head.