There is no escape for a Madran. There is only out. Sentenced, alone, to make a hole in the heart of a mountain deeper, until he dies, for trespass, Pannas Brett cannot be buried. Branded and sold, when no man can be... No man can be.
Roenul was born in a brothel. He has no illusions, either. He's teaching a world a lesson in respect. He can't free Pan, but he can protect him.
This is an erotic social allegory. The main characters are male.