Ashra is a loyal soldier in the service of a Persian prince as his Captain of the Guard. His greatest hope is to be elevated to a more powerful rank and position when the prince, who is destined to be King, is crowned. But when he is sent to Babylon as an escort to the prince’s counselor, he never dreams that he would not return home for more than 30 years. In this sweep¬ing tale that takes him on an unbelievable journey across the Biblical Middle East from the birth of Christ, the one he has sworn to protect, to the foot of the cross, Ashra discovers what his life was really meant to be. As he battles the forces of evil, along with his own demons, he crumbles beneath the oath he has sworn. In the moment when all appears lost, he ultimately discovers a new beginning and the realization that he truly is the guardian of the King of Kings.