After the death of their beloved mentor, Bear, Crispin and Troth are more desperate than ever, wandering the desolate French countryside, where they don’t speak the language and know no one. The only hope they cling to is that somehow they can reach Iceland, where Bear had said there were no kings or lords, and where they can live in freedom. Crispin is determined to fulfill this dream, both for himself and to honor Bear’s memory. But the road to liberty is filled with danger, betrayal, and loss. Crispin must decide for himself what freedom really means—and how high a price he is willing to pay for it.


克斯比和塔夫最敬重的導師比爾過世了，絕望的他們要冒險前往偏僻的法國鄉間。但是他們不但不會說法語，也不認識半個人。驅使他們前進的動力是他們可以藉此去冰島。比爾說冰島沒有國王也沒有貴族，是自由的國度。克斯比決心前往冰島以紀念導師比爾，同時實現自己的自由之夢。然而通往自由國度的旅程處處是危險、背叛和傷害。克斯比必須思考究竟自由對他的意義是什麼？他願意為此付出多少代價？