In ancient Thrace, a family of gifted gem carvers - Stallos and Saba, father and daughter - escape from their village in the wake of a brutal nomad raid. Traveling south during an at-times harrowing journey, they reach the city of Pylos on the coast of the Ionian Sea. Highly valued for their artistic skills, father and daughter are warmly accepted in Pylos and form a friendship with a local warrior. During a journey to a distant island, however, a storm, a battle, and political intrigue threaten to change all of their lives forever.