Seventeen year old Flick Carter failed to save the princess, and now she's a prisoner aboard the "Constance," sold into a life of slavery. With no hope of rescue, she and the other captives will need all their reserves of strength, if they are to survive life on a slave ship. When Flick learns that Princess Jessica is still alive and will be sold at the next port they come to, she must find a way to get off the ship and rescue the princess. And all before they reach land . . .