After Shasta learnt from the mysterious stranger that he was not Arsheesh's son, he decides to escape from the cruel land of Calormen, and with the help and persuasion of the talking horse Bree, he goes north towards Narnia where the air is sweet and freedom reigns. As they set out on their journey across the harsh desert, Shasta tries to glimpse what is ahead. It all looks so endless, wild, lonely ... and free.