Synopsis: She was one of Earth's most valued Primes - a brilliant and highly trained operative with a special talent for predicting accurately the thoughts and actions of others. He was a barbarian chief from a raw and primitive planet, wise only in the ways of warfare and the schemes of clan domination. His world had become a much needed key to Earth's space enterprises... and he was prepared to make a deal if the star-people could help him win supreme power. So she was assigned to him. But the only way she could fulfill her mission was in the full native tradition. She must be locked into the five-banded chains of a warrior's slave girl - and live the role to the full. (from the back cover of the DAW Books first edition)