Notes

Katina Alexis is the daughter of Greek fisher folk and she lives on the island of Socotra, in the port city of Suq, a bustling centre of sea-going trade in the days of the Byzantine Empire - a crossroads where races and cultures meet. Katina’s best friend is Asha Patel, the daughter of a struggling Indian trader. One day Asha disappears without a word to her friend and when Katina hears that Asha and her brother are bound for Alexandria to work as slaves, she will do anything she can to keep Asha from being taken away.