Aaricia and her children, sold as slaves to an Imperial prince, refuse
to believe that Thorgal is dead, and keep trying to escape, eventually
wearing off their new owner's patience. Condemned to a year of hard
labour in the silver mines, they meet someone unexpected there: Kriss of
Valnor, wielding the whip of a forewoman, yet a prisoner like them.
Despite their mutual hatred, the two women will have to work together to
escape...