The three daughters of the Bandit Queen of the Oclaresh are young, but already they walk amongst legends. This does not prevent them from occasionally meeting (or perhaps making) friction amongst their own family, and so it is that one day Arzu decides she and her second sister Pali ought perhaps go visit their youngest sister Sardeet, who has married and moved to a city far away from the tents of their clan.
They walked into the holy desert to rescue Sardeet from her first husband, the Blue Wind. They need not rescue Sardeet from her second husband—or at least not exactly—but they do think it quite right and proper that they ensure he give her the bride-price he promised her. At Pali's sword point, if necessary, though Arzu has some other ideas ...
Book three of the Sisters Avramapul.