In 1503, willowy Broderick Larkin, a prim-and-proper 14-year-old boy full of ambitious ideas about becoming a famous statesman, becomes the unwitting victim of circumstance when he accidentally stows away aboard the Raven Stone; a new fully-rigged ship heading out on a voyage around the world. Forced to live with common seamen, he finds a true friend in Amalfi, a big and powerfully built mid-eastern man, while struggling to survive the surly and drunken first-mate, Mister Singletree, who wants him thrown overboard. After successfully surviving two long years at sea, and developing into a strong and handsome young man, he finds and purchases a beautiful 15-year-old slave girl named Milari. His sole intent is to set her free, but quickly discovers that he is stuck with her as if he does release her she will be quickly killed as an undesirable. Taking her on board the ship with him, and once again out at sea, the gorgeous girl insists on becoming his pleasure slave, turning his staunchly moralistic life into a challenging world of impassioned romance.