The break happens when the girl falls in love with Aidan, leading to a fight between the two.
Kai and Aidan grow up together and remain close, until a half-Andalusian Moor, half-Greek slave girl that was a gift to Kai comes between them. Despite their difference in status, the boys develop a strong friendship. Aidan aids Kai in a prank that gets him whipped, but Kai saves him from most of the punishment and selects him as his footboy/servant.
One day Kai and Aidan meet and become unlikely friends. The Wakil has three children: Ali, the oldest son Elenya, the youngest child and only daughter and the middle child and younger son Kai, an awkward, shy boy who feels that he will never live up to his father's expectations. Dar Kush is known for its lenient treatment of the white slaves, going as far as allowing them to keep native religion, culture, and language. There at a slave auction Aidan’s sister is separated from them and sold off as a maidservant, while Aidan and his mother are sold to a Wakil named Abu Ali Jallaleddin ibn Rashid al Kushi, owner of a plantation called Dar Kush. During the voyage, Aidan swears to his sister that if they are separated, he will find her. Many die along the way and Aidan’s mother suffers a miscarriage. They are later sold to black slave merchants in Andalus and taken to Bilalistan (southeastern North America) by the middle passage. Their village is attacked by Vikings and Aidan’s father is killed in the battle, while Aidan and the rest of his family are taken as slaves. The story begins with Aidan O'Dere, a child growing up in a primitive 19th century Ireland with his pagan father, Christian mother, and twin sister.
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