One day while wandering around the nearly empty Turbansk, Hem meets an orphaned girl called Zelika, whose parents were killed by the dark army of the Nameless One. As Hem, Saliman, Zelika and Irc travel South to remain safe from the Black Army, they pass through an ancient underground city. There they stay and Hem and Zelika are trained as child spies.
On a day spent exploring nearly empty Turbansk, Hem encounters an orphaned girl named Zelika whose parents were killed by the army of the Nameless One. As Hem, Saliman, Zelika, and Irc travel south to avoid the Black Army, they traverse an ancient underground city where they take refuge. There, Hem and Zelika are educated as child spies.