Indaba eyinganekwane enezinkemba nomlingo egxile eduze komfundi oyedwa okhathele we-Roland Empire ogama lakhe lingu-Ryner Lute. Ngemva kokudonselwa empini nokulahlekelwa abangane bakhe abaningi, uRyner ucelwa inkosi ezobekwa esihlalweni maduze nje, uZiyoni Astal, ukuthi asize ekwakheni kabusha iRoland ngemva kwempi ngokufuna izinsalela zenganekwane. Ohamba naye kukhona inkemba enhle, enekhono, kodwa ezidlayo okuthiwa uFerris Eris, ohlale eshesha ukuthuka nokuhlukumeza uRyner. Ngaleso sikhathi, isiyaluyalu esisha siqala ukusondela ku-Roland.
