Lurileth the young Goddess is sent to live as a slave for thirty days to teach her humility, but her master Vorlon, the Old God, knows that she will learn so much more from the experience. He is right. The mere thought of being whipped and helpless excites her beyond measure as does the prospect of carnal pleasures of the flesh. She learns firsthand the meaning of lust and pain from the slavers whip. When she learns the name of the Goddess of Slavery, she is shocked into her own rising power. She has the ability to cure evil, but does she have the right to interfere?

This volume also includes the following short stories: What Julie Saw; The Courts of Heaven; Isle of Atavists; J-12; Trust; The Meeting Place; The Misspelled Girl; and The Go-Between.