This is an ancient tale of friendship and betrayal. The mythical ancient Sumerian king, Etana, enters into the tale as an arbiter between the enemies as well as a character with his own motives and goals. Etana is searching for a medicinal herb for his wife in order to allow her to have children. This is a modern retelling taken from book 3 of the Novels of Ancient Sumeria, The Prince and the Prophet, by Jesse Hudson