Nigellus Trudefeu stood as one of the finest Knights in the Poor Order of Templar Knights stationed in the remote outpost at Susa. A lucrative arrangement between the Sultan Amshere and the Order allowed the Templars to keep a strongpost at Susa as one of the many routes of the Crusades. Nigellus and his brother, Willem Kilfoile, spent many a sleepless night in the desert as escorts to wealthy noblemen and women who desired to see the riches of the strange and foreign lands surrounding Susa. A chance encounter through an act of sacrilege against a local tribe of Jhinn will test the heart and courage of Nigellus and force him to decide if he must follow his heart or follow the Code of the Templar to which he has dedicated his life. The answers he seeks can only be found on the road to Kashmir.