In the age of the Great Crusade, kingdoms race to claim the fabled Moluccas, a land of spices said to outshine gold itself. Kali, an orphan left adrift after the century-long war of Portugal and Spain, now endures life with a fiery father-in-law and a band of eccentric siblings. When the Empire summons ten new ships for the Third Voyage, Kali is drawn into ambition, peril, and betrayal—seasoned with sibling quarrels, comic mishaps, and a romance that blooms amid the chaos at sea.