Book Description To the Pelbar， the sentence seemed a living death -- exile to distant Northwall for a year， facing barbarian tribes， isolated from the security and order of Pelbarigan society.But the rebellious Jestak embraced his punishment -- for only with the lore of Northwall and the battle-craft and bravery of the wild tribes could he free the woman he loved from the slaveholding Emeri. This he swore to do -- even if he had to destroy utterly the power of the Emeri . . . Inside Flap Copy To the Pelbar， the sentence seemed a living death -- exile to distant Northwall for a year， facing barbarian tribes， isolated from the security and order of Pelbarigan society.But the rebellious Jestak embraced his punishment -- for only with the lore of Northwall and the battle-craft and bravery of the wild tribes could he free the woman he loved from the slaveholding Emeri. This he swore to do -- even if he had to destroy utterly the power of the Emeri . . .