The story of the Bedouin knightess Fotna who is in love with Tarrad, the head of their clan, as the two struggle to take their story to a happy ending.
Fotna is harassed by Jamal Bey's servant in the market, and Tarrad stands up to him to help her, but she unintentionally hurts him. Fotna's cousin, Nora, meets Masoud secretly behind her family's back.