The daughter of an influential merchant of Miragliano, Zara became the mistress of Cucchio, the second son of the Prince of Miragliano, at age 17. When she tried to break off the relationship after a year, Cucchio sent assassins to kill her. Zara fled south until she reached Luccini, where she boarded the trader Are We There Yet, captained by the former pirate Cosimo Mancini...