1643 — Mumbai —- Mughal Empire. Fynes Chapman, a London merchant, is chosen by the British Crown to open a new road on the Silk Road. Fynes travels with his daughter, Katherine, with the British East India Company. There, Arthur Wyatt, a colonel who will accompany them in the caravan to the Chinese Empire, awaits them. Arthur wasn't expecting a woman there and, for that reason, he'll see all his plans altered. Soon they will begin a journey full of adversity. Katherine keeps a secret that has led her to that risky expedition. Arthur's discovery of this will make him see her with different eyes.
